FEMA disaster declarations in Mississippi
Federal major disaster, emergency and fire management declarations for Mississippi since 1 Jan 2024, the counties and areas each one designates, and the requests FEMA turned down.
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Is Mississippi a federal disaster area?
The most recent federal declaration for Mississippi is DR-4930-MS, a major disaster declaration made on 3 Aug 2026 for Tropical Storm Arthur that began 18 Jun 2026, covering 9 designated areas.
FEMA has made 4 disaster declarations in Mississippi so far in 2026 (3 major disaster, 1 emergency). Over the last 12 months, the median major disaster declaration came 46 days after the incident began and 18 days after the request (3 declarations). 0 requests were turned down in 2026.
Counties and areas designated in the last 12 months
83 areas named in at least one declaration since 19 Oct 2025, each with the newest declaration that names it. A designation applies to that declaration's incident period and programs only; FEMA's page for the declaration says what help is available.
| Adams County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Alcorn County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Amite County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Attala County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Benton County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Bolivar County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Calhoun County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Carroll County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Chickasaw County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Choctaw County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Claiborne County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Clarke County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Clay County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Coahoma County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Copiah County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Covington County | DR-4930-MS · Major disaster · Tropical Storm Arthur | 3 Aug 2026 | 3 |
| DeSoto County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Forrest County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Franklin County | DR-4922-MS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 3 |
| George County | DR-4930-MS · Major disaster · Tropical Storm Arthur | 3 Aug 2026 | 3 |
| Greene County | DR-4930-MS · Major disaster · Tropical Storm Arthur | 3 Aug 2026 | 3 |
| Grenada County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Hancock County | DR-4930-MS · Major disaster · Tropical Storm Arthur | 3 Aug 2026 | 3 |
| Harrison County | DR-4930-MS · Major disaster · Tropical Storm Arthur | 3 Aug 2026 | 3 |
| Hinds County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Holmes County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Humphreys County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Issaquena County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Itawamba County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Jackson County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Jasper County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Jefferson County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Jefferson Davis County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Jones County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Kemper County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Lafayette County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Lamar County | DR-4922-MS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Lauderdale County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Lawrence County | DR-4922-MS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Leake County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Lee County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Leflore County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Lincoln County | DR-4922-MS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Lowndes County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Madison County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Marion County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Marshall County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Monroe County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Montgomery County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Neshoba County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Newton County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Noxubee County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Oktibbeha County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Panola County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Pearl River County | DR-4930-MS · Major disaster · Tropical Storm Arthur | 3 Aug 2026 | 3 |
| Perry County | DR-4930-MS · Major disaster · Tropical Storm Arthur | 3 Aug 2026 | 3 |
| Pike County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Pontotoc County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Prentiss County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Quitman County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Rankin County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Scott County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Sharkey County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Simpson County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Smith County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Stone County | DR-4930-MS · Major disaster · Tropical Storm Arthur | 3 Aug 2026 | 3 |
| Sunflower County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Tallahatchie County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Tate County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Tippah County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Tishomingo County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Tunica County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Union County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Walthall County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Warren County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Washington County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Wayne County | DR-4930-MS · Major disaster · Tropical Storm Arthur | 3 Aug 2026 | 3 |
| Webster County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Wilkinson County | DR-4922-MS · Major disaster · Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 30 Jun 2026 | 3 |
| Winston County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Yalobusha County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
| Yazoo County | DR-4899-MS · Major disaster · Severe Winter Storm | 6 Feb 2026 | 2 |
All declarations since 1 Jan 2024
6 declarations, newest first. Select a column heading to sort.
| 3 Aug 2026 | DR-4930-MS | Major disaster | Tropical Storm Tropical Storm Arthur |
18 Jun 2026 | 46 | 18 | IH, PA | Yes | 2 Oct 2026 estimate · passed unless extended |
9 areasCovington County, George County, Greene County, Hancock County, Harrison County, Pearl River County, Perry County, Stone County, Wayne County |
| 30 Jun 2026 | DR-4922-MS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
6 May 2026 | 55 | 42 | IH, PA | Yes | 29 Aug 2026 estimate · passed unless extended |
Franklin County, Lamar County, Lawrence County, Lincoln County, Wilkinson County |
| 6 Feb 2026 | DR-4899-MS | Major disaster | Winter Storm Severe Winter Storm |
23 Jan 2026 | 14 | 3 | IH, PA | Yes | 7 Apr 2026 estimate · passed unless extended |
83 areasAdams County, Alcorn County, Amite County, Attala County, Benton County, Bolivar County, Calhoun County, Carroll County, Chickasaw County, Choctaw County, Claiborne County, Clarke County, Clay County, Coahoma County, Copiah County, Covington County, DeSoto County, Forrest County, Franklin County, George County, Greene County, Grenada County, Hancock County, Harrison County, Hinds County, Holmes County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Itawamba County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Jefferson Davis County, Jones County, Kemper County, Lafayette County, Lamar County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Leake County, Lee County, Leflore County, Lincoln County, Lowndes County, Madison County, Marion County, Marshall County, Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Neshoba County, Newton County, Noxubee County, Oktibbeha County, Panola County, Pearl River County, Perry County, Pike County, Pontotoc County, Prentiss County, Quitman County, Rankin County, Scott County, Sharkey County, Simpson County, Smith County, Stone County, Sunflower County, Tallahatchie County, Tate County, Tippah County, Tishomingo County, Tunica County, Union County, Walthall County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wilkinson County, Winston County, Yalobusha County, Yazoo County |
| 24 Jan 2026 | EM-3640-MS | Emergency | Winter Storm Severe Winter Storm |
23 Jan 2026 | 1 | 1 | PA | No | — |
83 areasAdams County, Alcorn County, Amite County, Attala County, Benton County, Bolivar County, Calhoun County, Carroll County, Chickasaw County, Choctaw County, Claiborne County, Clarke County, Clay County, Coahoma County, Copiah County, Covington County, DeSoto County, Forrest County, Franklin County, George County, Greene County, Grenada County, Hancock County, Harrison County, Hinds County, Holmes County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Itawamba County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Jefferson Davis County, Jones County, Kemper County, Lafayette County, Lamar County, Lauderdale County, Lawrence County, Leake County, Lee County, Leflore County, Lincoln County, Lowndes County, Madison County, Marion County, Marshall County, Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Neshoba County, Newton County, Noxubee County, Oktibbeha County, Panola County, Pearl River County, Perry County, Pike County, Pontotoc County, Prentiss County, Quitman County, Rankin County, Scott County, Sharkey County, Simpson County, Smith County, Stone County, Sunflower County, Tallahatchie County, Tate County, Tippah County, Tishomingo County, Tunica County, Union County, Walthall County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wilkinson County, Winston County, Yalobusha County, Yazoo County |
| 21 May 2025 | DR-4874-MS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
14 Mar 2025 | 68 | 50 | IH, PA | Yes | 20 Jul 2025 estimate · passed unless extended |
18 areasCalhoun County, Carroll County, Covington County, Grenada County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Itawamba County, Jefferson Davis County, Lee County, Leflore County, Marion County, Montgomery County, Pike County, Prentiss County, Sharkey County, Smith County, Walthall County, Washington County |
| 10 Jun 2024 | DR-4790-MS | Major disaster | Severe Storm Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding |
8 Apr 2024 | 63 | 32 | IH, HM | Yes | 9 Aug 2024 estimate · passed unless extended |
Hancock County, Hinds County, Humphreys County, Madison County, Neshoba County, Scott County |
Requests FEMA turned down
OpenFEMA lists no turned-down declaration requests from Mississippi since 1 Jan 2024. Requests still under review are not published, so this does not mean none are waiting.
How to read these tables
- Major disaster (DR) and emergency (EM) declarations are made by the President; fire management (FM) declarations are approved by FEMA.
- Days to declaration counts from the first day of the incident period FEMA recorded to the declaration date. Days from request counts from the date of the governor's or tribal leader's request. Both are calculated here from FEMA's dates.
- Designated areas are the counties, parishes, boroughs, tribal areas and other places FEMA lists for the declaration, including any added later. A designation may cover only some of the programs.
- Programs: IH = Individuals and Households Program, IA = Individual Assistance, PA = Public Assistance, HM = Hazard Mitigation — included in at least one designated area.
- Individual assistance is Yes when the declaration opens the Individuals and Households Program (help people register for) in at least one designated area.
- Apply by (estimate) is FEMA's standard registration period for individual assistance after a major disaster: 60 days from the declaration date (44 CFR 206.112), calculated here. It is an estimate: FEMA often extends deadlines, and DisasterAssistance.gov has the official date. Emergency and fire management declarations have no date here. Open deadlines, soonest first.
- Pending requests are not published in OpenFEMA. Only declarations that were made and requests that were turned down appear, so a request still under review is on neither list.
Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), OpenFEMA Dataset: Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2 and Declaration Denials - v1, retrieved 19 Oct 2026, 17:28 UTC from https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v2/DisasterDeclarationsSummaries and https://www.fema.gov/api/open/v1/DeclarationDenials. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Questions
Is there a FEMA disaster declaration for Mississippi in 2026?
Yes. FEMA has made 4 disaster declarations for Mississippi so far in 2026. The most recent federal declaration for Mississippi is DR-4930-MS, a major disaster declaration made on 3 Aug 2026 for Tropical Storm Arthur that began 18 Jun 2026, covering 9 designated areas.
Which Mississippi counties are federal disaster areas?
83 areas in Mississippi were named in a FEMA declaration in the last 12 months, including Adams County, Alcorn County, Amite County, Attala County, Benton County, Bolivar County. The full list is on this page, each with the declaration that names it. A designation covers that declaration's incident period and programs only.
Has FEMA turned down a disaster request from Mississippi?
OpenFEMA lists no turned-down declaration requests from Mississippi since 1 Jan 2024. Requests still under review are not published.
How long do FEMA declarations take in Mississippi?
Across 5 major disaster declarations for Mississippi since 1 Jan 2024, the median time from the start of the incident to the declaration was 55 days.
What is the deadline to apply for FEMA assistance in Mississippi?
No major disaster declaration for Mississippi with individual assistance has an estimated deadline still open. For individual assistance after a major disaster, FEMA's standard registration period is 60 days from the date the President declares the disaster (44 CFR 206.112). FEMA often extends it, and the extension is announced for that disaster only. The "apply by" dates on this site are that standard 60 days counted from the declaration date, so they are estimates; the official deadline for each disaster is on DisasterAssistance.gov and on the disaster's page at fema.gov. You can apply at DisasterAssistance.gov, in the FEMA app, or by calling 800-621-3362.
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