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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4697-MS affected Panola County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4697-MS
Declared
Mar 26, 2023
DR
Public assistance
$746K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,419
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$426K
Roads and Bridges$176K
Emergency Protective Measures$111K
Management Costs$33K
Total PA obligated$746K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$704K
Renter-approved dollars$50K
Intake IHP dollars$1.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.5M
Tracked registrations1,419
About this declaration

What DR-4697-MS means

DR-4697-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Panola County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Mar 24, 2023 through Mar 25, 2023. 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 Panola County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.