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Disaster detail

FLOODING

DR-1983-MS affected Issaquena County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-1983-MS
Declared
May 11, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$60K
Project obligations
Registrations
114
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$35K
Roads and Bridges$25K
Total PA obligated$60K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$286K
Renter-approved dollars$8K
Intake IHP dollars$587K
Validated phase 2 dollars$587K
Tracked registrations114
About this declaration

What DR-1983-MS means

DR-1983-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Issaquena County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting May 3, 2011 through Jun 17, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Issaquena County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.