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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODS

DR-1459-MS affected Newton 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
DR
Public assistance
$1.8M
Project obligations
Registrations
84
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.7M
Utilities$67K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$31K
Emergency Protective Measures$15K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Water Control Facilities$1K
Total PA obligated$1.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$168K
Renter-approved dollars$8K
Intake IHP dollars$352K
Validated phase 2 dollars$352K
Tracked registrations84
About this declaration

What DR-1459-MS means

DR-1459-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Newton 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 Newton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.