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DR-4248-MS · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

Declared for Mississippi on Jan 4, 2016, covering 12 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 8 of them.

Jan 4, 2016declared
12areas designated
8open to household applications
$4.9Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodDec 23, 2015 – Dec 28, 2015DeclaredJan 4, 2016Apply byMar 4, 2016Closed outSep 27, 2023

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
Benton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 4, 2016
Chickasaw CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Clay CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Coahoma CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 4, 2016
Itawamba CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Marshall CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 4, 2016
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 4, 2016
Panola CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 4, 2016
Prentiss CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 4, 2016
Quitman CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 4, 2016
Tallahatchie CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Tippah CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMar 4, 2016

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Nov 25, 2015Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingDR-4245-TX · Major disasterTexas Severe Storm22Yesdeadline was Jan 25, 2016
Jan 2, 2016Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingEM-3374-MO · EmergencyMissouri Flood74No
Jan 21, 2016Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingDR-4251-AL · Major disasterAlabama Severe Storm39No
Jan 21, 2016Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingDR-4250-MO · Major disasterMissouri Flood52Yesdeadline was Mar 21, 2016
Feb 5, 2016Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and FloodingDR-4254-AR · Major disasterArkansas Severe Storm38Yesdeadline was Apr 5, 2016

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