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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4268-MS affected Wayne 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
$930K
Project obligations
Registrations
52
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$874K
Emergency Protective Measures$42K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$14K
Total PA obligated$930K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$37K
Renter-approved dollars$393
Intake IHP dollars$74K
Validated phase 2 dollars$74K
Tracked registrations52
About this declaration

What DR-4268-MS means

DR-4268-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Wayne 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 Wayne County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.