DR-368-MS · Major disaster declaration
Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding
Declared for Mississippi on Mar 27, 1973, covering 52 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 52 of them.
Mar 27, 1973declared
52areas designated
52open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline
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.
Designated areas
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Alcorn County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Amite County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bolivar County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Carroll County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chickasaw County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Claiborne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clarke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Coahoma County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| DeSoto County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grenada 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 |
| Itawamba County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jones County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lafayette County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lauderdale County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lawrence County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Leflore County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lowndes County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marion County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marshall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Panola County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pike County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pontotoc County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Prentiss County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Quitman County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sharkey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Simpson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sunflower County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tallahatchie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tate County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tippah County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tishomingo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tunica County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Warren County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wayne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Webster County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wilkinson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yalobusha County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yazoo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 19, 1973 | Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & FloodingDR-372-MO · Major disaster | Missouri | Yes |
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