Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Declared for Mississippi on Feb 23, 2001, covering 50 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 50 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 declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Amite County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Attala County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Bolivar County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Carroll County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Chickasaw County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Choctaw County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Coahoma County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Forrest County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Grenada County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Holmes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Humphreys County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Itawamba County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Jones County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Lafayette County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Lamar County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Lee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Leflore County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Lowndes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Marion County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Neshoba County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Noxubee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Oktibbeha County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Panola County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Pearl River County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Perry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Pike County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Pontotoc County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Prentiss County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Quitman County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Scott County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Sunflower County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Tallahatchie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Tate County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Tippah County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Tishomingo County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Union County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Walthall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Webster County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Wilkinson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Winston County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Yalobusha County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Yazoo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Apr 24, 2001 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2000 | Severe Storms and TornadoesDR-1352-AL · Major disaster | Alabama | Yesdeadline was Feb 16, 2001 |
More from Mississippi: every FEMA declaration in Mississippi.