Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes
Declared for Mississippi on May 12, 2009, covering 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amite County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Jefferson Davis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Simpson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Stone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Walthall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wilkinson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2009 | Severe Storms, Flooding, and TornadoesDR-1850-IL · Major disaster | Illinois | No |
| Jul 31, 2009 | Severe Storms, Flooding, and TornadoesDR-1853-NE · Major disaster | Nebraska | No |
More from Mississippi: every FEMA declaration in Mississippi.