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Disaster detail

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

DR-1972-MS affected Neshoba 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
$256K
Project obligations
Registrations
164
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$87K
Debris Removal$84K
Buildings and Equipment$35K
Utilities$24K
Emergency Protective Measures$23K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Total PA obligated$256K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$91K
Renter-approved dollars$7K
Intake IHP dollars$196K
Validated phase 2 dollars$196K
Tracked registrations164
About this declaration

What DR-1972-MS means

DR-1972-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Neshoba 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 Neshoba County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.