Storms & Tornadoes
Declared for Mississippi on Feb 22, 1971, covering 23 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 23 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Carroll County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grenada County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hinds County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Holmes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Humphreys County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Issaquena County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jasper County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jones County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lafayette County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Leflore County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marshall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Perry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pontotoc County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sharkey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Stone County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sunflower County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tallahatchie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tippah County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Warren County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yalobusha County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yazoo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Mississippi: every FEMA declaration in Mississippi.