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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING

DR-1432-WI affected Taylor County, Wisconsin. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-1432-WI
Declared
Sep 10, 2002
DR
Public assistance
$512K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$448K
Debris Removal$27K
Utilities$16K
Roads and Bridges$13K
Emergency Protective Measures$7K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$637
Total PA obligated$512K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1432-WI means

DR-1432-WI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Taylor County, Wisconsin, with an incident window starting Sep 2, 2002 through Sep 6, 2002. 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 Taylor County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.