Severe Winter Storm, Freeezing Rain and Sleet
Declared for Mississippi on Feb 18, 1994, covering 26 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Alcorn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Benton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bolivar County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chickasaw County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Coahoma County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| DeSoto County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grenada County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Itawamba County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lafayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Leflore County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Panola County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pontotoc County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Prentiss County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Quitman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sunflower County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tallahatchie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tate County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tippah County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tishomingo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tunica County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yalobusha County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from Mississippi: every FEMA declaration in Mississippi.