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DR-577-MSDRSevere Storm
Storms, Tornadoes, Floods
Major Disaster Declaration for Mississippi, declared Apr 16, 1979, in 36 counties.
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- Declaration
- DR-577-MS
- Type
- Major Disaster Declaration
- State or territory
- Mississippi
- Incident type
- Severe Storm
- Declared
- Apr 16, 1979
- Requested
- Apr 15, 1979 · request 79037
- Incident began
- Apr 16, 1979
- Incident ended
- Apr 16, 1979
- Incident period
- 1 day
- Closed out
- Feb 6, 1987
- Fiscal year
- 1979
- FEMA region
- Region 4
- Designated incident types
- Flood, Tornado, Severe storm
Designated areas
- Adams County
- Attala County
- Calhoun County
- Choctaw County
- Claiborne County
- Clarke County
- Clay County
- Copiah County
- Hancock County
- Hinds County
- Holmes County
- Issaquena County
- Jefferson County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Leake County
- Leflore County
- Lowndes County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Neshoba County
- Newton County
- Noxubee County
- Oktibbeha County
- Rankin County
- Scott County
- Sharkey County
- Simpson County
- Tallahatchie County
- Warren County
- Wilkinson County
- Winston County
- Yazoo County
Other declarations for the same event
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | State | Areas | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 1979 | EM-3077-MS | Storms, Tornadoes, Floods | Severe Storm | MS | 5 | IAPA |