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Disaster detail

FLOODING

DR-1983-MS affected Yazoo County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-1983-MS
Declared
May 11, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$267K
Project obligations
Registrations
427
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$124K
Emergency Protective Measures$111K
Debris Removal$32K
Total PA obligated$267K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M
Renter-approved dollars$101K
Intake IHP dollars$3.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$3.2M
Tracked registrations427
About this declaration

What DR-1983-MS means

DR-1983-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Yazoo County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting May 3, 2011 through Jun 17, 2011. 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 Yazoo County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.