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SEVERE WINTER STORMS

DR-4598-MS affected Choctaw County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Ice Storm
DR-4598-MS
Declared
May 4, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$16K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$16K
Total PA obligated$16K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4598-MS means

DR-4598-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Choctaw County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Feb 11, 2021 through Feb 19, 2021. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe ice storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Choctaw County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.