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

DR-1972-MS affected Kemper County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1972-MS
Declared
Apr 29, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$121K
Project obligations
Registrations
336
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$89K
Emergency Protective Measures$15K
Utilities$8K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$7K
Buildings and Equipment$2K
Total PA obligated$121K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$719K
Renter-approved dollars$58K
Intake IHP dollars$1.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.6M
Tracked registrations336
About this declaration

What DR-1972-MS means

DR-1972-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kemper County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Apr 15, 2011 through Apr 28, 2011. 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 Kemper County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.