EM-3640-MS · Emergency declaration
Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Mississippi on Jan 24, 2026, covering 83 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
Jan 24, 2026declared
83areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline
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 an emergency declaration is
An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.
Designated areas
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 not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Alcorn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Amite County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Attala County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Benton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bolivar County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carroll County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chickasaw County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Choctaw County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Claiborne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clarke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Coahoma County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Copiah County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Covington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| DeSoto County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Forrest County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| George County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grenada County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hancock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Harrison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hinds County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Holmes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Humphreys County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Issaquena County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Itawamba County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jasper County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson Davis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jones County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Kemper County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lafayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lamar County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lauderdale County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lawrence County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Leake County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Leflore County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lowndes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marshall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Monroe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Neshoba County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Newton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Noxubee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Oktibbeha County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Panola County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pearl River County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Perry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pike County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pontotoc County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Prentiss County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Quitman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rankin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Scott County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sharkey County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Simpson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Smith County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sunflower County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tallahatchie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tate County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tippah County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tishomingo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tunica County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Walthall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Webster County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wilkinson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Winston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yalobusha County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Yazoo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3632-SC · Emergency | South Carolina | No |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3631-VA · Emergency | Virginia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3636-AR · Emergency | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3642-GA · Emergency | Georgia | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3641-IN · Emergency | Indiana | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3633-KY · Emergency | Kentucky | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3638-LA · Emergency | Louisiana | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3634-MD · Emergency | Maryland | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3637-NC · Emergency | North Carolina | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3635-TN · Emergency | Tennessee | No |
| Jan 24, 2026 | Severe Winter StormEM-3639-WV · Emergency | West Virginia | No |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4899-MS · Major disaster | Mississippi | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4898-TN · Major disaster | Tennessee | Yesdeadline was Jun 10, 2026 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4900-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | No |
| Apr 7, 2026 | Severe Winter StormDR-4908-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | No |
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