Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornadoes
Declared for Mississippi on Apr 16, 1983, covering 15 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Claiborne County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Copiah County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Covington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Forrest County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Greene County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lamar County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lawrence County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marion County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pearl River County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Perry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pike County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rankin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Simpson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Walthall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Mississippi: every FEMA declaration in Mississippi.