SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODS

DR-1459-MS affected Madison County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1459-MS

Declared

Apr 24, 2003

Public assistance

$609K

Project obligations

Registrations

470

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$407K

Debris Removal$89K

Buildings and Equipment$41K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$28K

Emergency Protective Measures$22K

Utilities$15K

Water Control Facilities$8K

Total PA obligated$609K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$825K

Renter-approved dollars$684K

Intake IHP dollars$3.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$3.0M

Tracked registrations470

About this declaration

What DR-1459-MS means

DR-1459-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Madison County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Apr 6, 2003 through Apr 25, 2003. 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 Madison County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.