Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
Declared for Mississippi on Jun 1, 1983, covering 16 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 16 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 |
| Hinds County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Holmes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Issaquena County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Jefferson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Leake County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Leflore County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lowndes County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Rankin County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sharkey County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tallahatchie County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Warren County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Wilkinson County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yazoo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Mississippi: every FEMA declaration in Mississippi.