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

DR-4447-OH affected Mercer County, Ohio. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-4447-OH
Declared
Jun 18, 2019
DR
Public assistance
$286K
Project obligations
Registrations
93
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$178K
Debris Removal$101K
Emergency Protective Measures$6K
Management Costs$1K
Total PA obligated$286K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$16K
Renter-approved dollars$6K
Intake IHP dollars$45K
Validated phase 2 dollars$45K
Tracked registrations93
About this declaration

What DR-4447-OH means

DR-4447-OH is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mercer County, Ohio, with an incident window starting May 27, 2019 through May 29, 2019. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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