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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORMS, ICE AND FREEZING RAIN

DR-1265-MS affected Leake 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-1265-MS
Declared
Jan 25, 1999
DR
Public assistance
$180K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$88K
Roads and Bridges$85K
Debris Removal$8K
Total PA obligated$180K

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-1265-MS means

DR-1265-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Leake County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Dec 23, 1998 through Dec 26, 1998. 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 Leake County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.