Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Declared for Mississippi on Nov 14, 2002, covering 6 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clay County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jan 13, 2003 |
| Lafayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lowndes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 13, 2003 |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jan 13, 2003 |
| Noxubee County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jan 13, 2003 |
| Oktibbeha County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Jan 13, 2003 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2002 | Severe Storms and TornadoesDR-1433-IN · Major disaster | Indiana | Yesdeadline was Nov 25, 2002 |
| Nov 14, 2002 | Severe Storms and TornadoesDR-1442-AL · Major disaster | Alabama | Yesdeadline was Jan 13, 2003 |
| Nov 18, 2002 | Severe Storms and TornadoesDR-1444-OH · Major disaster | Ohio | Yesdeadline was Jan 17, 2003 |
More from Mississippi: every FEMA declaration in Mississippi.