Storms, Tornadoes, Floods
Declared for Mississippi on Apr 16, 1979, covering 36 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 35 of them.
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.
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 |
| Attala County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Choctaw 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 |
| Copiah County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hancock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hinds County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Holmes County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Issaquena County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kemper County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lauderdale County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lawrence County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Leake County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Leflore County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lowndes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marion County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Montgomery County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Neshoba County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Newton County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Noxubee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Oktibbeha County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rankin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Scott County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sharkey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Simpson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tallahatchie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Warren County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wilkinson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Winston 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 14, 1979 | Storms, Tornadoes, FloodsEM-3077-MS · Emergency | Mississippi | Yes |
More from Mississippi: every FEMA declaration in Mississippi.