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Disaster detail

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

DR-4248-MS affected Quitman County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4248-MS
Declared
Jan 4, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$158K
Project obligations
Registrations
197
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$115K
Emergency Protective Measures$25K
Roads and Bridges$18K
Total PA obligated$158K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$274K
Renter-approved dollars$49K
Intake IHP dollars$647K
Validated phase 2 dollars$647K
Tracked registrations197
About this declaration

What DR-4248-MS means

DR-4248-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Quitman County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Dec 23, 2015 through Dec 28, 2015. 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 Quitman County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.