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DR-4697-MS · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes

Declared for Mississippi on Mar 26, 2023, covering 7 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 6 of them.

Mar 26, 2023declared
7areas designated
6open to household applications
$63.8Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodMar 24, 2023 – Mar 25, 2023DeclaredMar 26, 2023Apply byMay 25, 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
Carroll CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMay 25, 2023
Humphreys CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMay 25, 2023
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMay 25, 2023
Montgomery CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMay 25, 2023
Panola CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMay 25, 2023
Sharkey CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredMay 25, 2023
Washington CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jan 15, 2023Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesDR-4684-AL · Major disasterAlabama Severe Storm13Yesdeadline was Mar 16, 2023
Jan 16, 2023Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesDR-4685-GA · Major disasterGeorgia Severe Storm9Yesdeadline was Mar 20, 2023
Apr 7, 2023Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesDR-4701-TN · Major disasterTennessee Severe Storm13Yesdeadline was Jun 6, 2023
Apr 15, 2023Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesDR-4704-IN · Major disasterIndiana Severe Storm13Yesdeadline was Jun 14, 2023
Apr 24, 2023Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesDR-4706-OK · Major disasterOklahoma Tornado3Yesdeadline was Jun 23, 2023
May 5, 2023Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and TornadoesDR-4710-AL · Major disasterAlabama Severe Storm10No

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