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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4268-MS affected Tallahatchie County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4268-MS
Declared
Mar 25, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$373K
Project obligations
Registrations
284
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$149K
Buildings and Equipment$119K
Utilities$43K
Emergency Protective Measures$37K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$18K
Debris Removal$8K
Total PA obligated$373K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$107K
Renter-approved dollars$8K
Intake IHP dollars$231K
Validated phase 2 dollars$231K
Tracked registrations284
About this declaration

What DR-4268-MS means

DR-4268-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Mar 9, 2016 through Mar 29, 2016. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Tallahatchie County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.