Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
Declared for Mississippi on May 17, 1991, covering 42 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 42 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alcorn County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Benton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Bolivar County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Calhoun County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Carroll County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Chickasaw County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Choctaw County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Claiborne County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Clay County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Coahoma County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| George County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Grenada County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hancock County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Harrison County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Holmes County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Humphreys County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Issaquena County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Itawamba County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Leflore County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lowndes County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Madison County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Marshall County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Monroe County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Oktibbeha County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Panola County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pearl River County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Pontotoc County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Prentiss County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Quitman County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sharkey County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sunflower County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tallahatchie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tate County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tippah County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Tishomingo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Warren County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Webster County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Yalobusha 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 12, 1991 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & FloodingDR-900-TX · Major disaster | Texas | Yes |
| May 3, 1991 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes & FloodingDR-904-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | Yes |
More from Mississippi: every FEMA declaration in Mississippi.