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DR-4598-MS · Major disaster declaration

Severe Winter Storms

Declared for Mississippi on May 4, 2021, covering 37 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.

May 4, 2021declared
37areas designated
0open to household applications
$21.5Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodFeb 11, 2021 – Feb 19, 2021DeclaredMay 4, 2021

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
Adams CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Attala CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Choctaw CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Claiborne CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Clay CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Copiah CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Covington CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Franklin CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Grenada CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Hinds CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Holmes CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Jasper CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Jefferson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Jefferson Davis CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Kemper CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Lafayette CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Lauderdale CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Lawrence CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Leake CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Lincoln CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Neshoba CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Newton CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Noxubee CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Pike CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Quitman CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Rankin CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Scott CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Simpson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Smith CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Tallahatchie CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Walthall CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Warren CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Webster CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Wilkinson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Winston CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Yazoo CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Mississippi Choctaw Indian ReservationIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Feb 19, 2021Severe Winter StormsDR-4586-TX · Major disasterTexas Severe Ice Storm254Yesdeadline was May 20, 2021
Feb 24, 2021Severe Winter StormsDR-4587-OK · Major disasterOklahoma Severe Ice Storm77Yesdeadline was May 25, 2021
Mar 9, 2021Severe Winter StormsDR-4590-LA · Major disasterLouisiana Severe Ice Storm64Yesdeadline was May 10, 2021
Apr 21, 2021Severe Winter StormsDR-4594-TN · Major disasterTennessee Severe Ice Storm13No
May 10, 2021Severe Winter StormsDR-4602-VA · Major disasterVirginia Severe Ice Storm33No
May 13, 2021Severe Winter StormsDR-4603-WV · Major disasterWest Virginia Severe Ice Storm5No