Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4429-MS affected Issaquena County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4429-MS
Declared
Apr 23, 2019
DR
Public assistance
$1.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
48
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.9M
Emergency Protective Measures$9K
Total PA obligated$1.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$168K
Renter-approved dollars$16K
Intake IHP dollars$368K
Validated phase 2 dollars$368K
Tracked registrations48
About this declaration

What DR-4429-MS means

DR-4429-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Issaquena County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Feb 22, 2019 through Aug 23, 2019. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe 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 Issaquena County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.