Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISAAC

DR-4081-MS affected Walthall County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4081-MS
Declared
Aug 29, 2012
DR
Public assistance
$146K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,222
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$70K
Utilities$26K
Emergency Protective Measures$21K
Buildings and Equipment$21K
Debris Removal$8K
Total PA obligated$146K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$705K
Renter-approved dollars$114K
Intake IHP dollars$1.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.6M
Tracked registrations1,222
About this declaration

What DR-4081-MS means

DR-4081-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Walthall County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Aug 26, 2012 through Sep 11, 2012. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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