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DR-4874-MS · Major disaster declaration

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

Declared for Mississippi on May 21, 2025, covering 18 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 11 of them.

May 21, 2025declared
18areas designated
11open to household applications
$27.3Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodMar 14, 2025 – Mar 15, 2025DeclaredMay 21, 2025Apply byJul 22, 2025

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
Calhoun CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Carroll CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Covington CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Grenada CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Humphreys CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Issaquena CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Itawamba CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Jefferson Davis CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Lee CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Leflore CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Marion CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Montgomery CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Pike CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Prentiss CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Sharkey CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—
Smith CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Walthall CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredJul 22, 2025
Washington CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared—

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Mar 18, 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-4862-OK · Major disasterOklahoma Severe Storm8No
Apr 2, 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingEM-3625-TN · EmergencyTennessee Severe Storm95No
Apr 3, 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingEM-3626-KY · EmergencyKentucky Severe Storm120No
May 21, 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-4872-MO · Major disasterMissouri Severe Storm27Yesdeadline was Dec 22, 2025
Jun 9, 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-4877-MO · Major disasterMissouri Severe Storm3Yesdeadline was Aug 26, 2025
Jun 9, 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-4876-MO · Major disasterMissouri Severe Storm6No
Jun 19, 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-4878-TN · Major disasterTennessee Severe Storm30Yesdeadline was Aug 19, 2025
Jul 22, 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-4882-IN · Major disasterIndiana Flood25No
Jul 22, 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-4883-KS · Major disasterKansas Severe Storm11No

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