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DR-1459-MS · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Floods

Declared for Mississippi on Apr 24, 2003, covering 31 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 31 of them.

Apr 24, 2003declared
31areas designated
31open to household applications
$6.0Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodApr 6, 2003 – Apr 25, 2003DeclaredApr 24, 2003Apply byJun 23, 2003Closed outNov 13, 2013

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.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Amite CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Attala CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Claiborne CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Clarke CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Copiah CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Franklin CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Hinds CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Holmes CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Issaquena CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Jasper CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Jefferson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Jefferson Davis CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM not declaredJun 23, 2003
Kemper CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Lauderdale CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Lawrence CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Leake CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Lincoln CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Madison CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Marion CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Neshoba CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Newton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Pearl River CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Pike CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Rankin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Scott CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Simpson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Smith CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Walthall CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Warren CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Wayne CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003
Yazoo CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJun 23, 2003

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