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Disaster declarations in Mississippi

Every federal declaration for Mississippi from 1953 to 2026, with the counties named in each and the assistance programs that were declared.

99declarations 78major disasters 21emergencies 0fire declarations $6.89 billionfederal aid reported*

Declarations per year, 1953–2026

19531970199020102026

By hazard

Links open the declarations for that hazard in Mississippi where there are five or more.

Counties named most often

CountyDeclarationsPopulation 2024
Harrison County37213,730
Marion County3724,008
Pearl River County3759,030
Jackson County36147,002
George County3425,880
Pike County3438,980
Covington County3318,015
Greene County3313,675
Hancock County3346,492
Jefferson Davis County3311,059
Jones County3365,837
Lawrence County3311,672
Perry County3311,406
Warren County3342,105
Forrest County3278,435

All declarations

99 declarations
DeclaredNumberTitleHazardAreasProgramsFederal aid
Dec 6, 1953 DR-14-MS Tornado Tornado statewideIAPAHM —
Feb 27, 1961 DR-108-MS Floods Flood statewideIAPAHM —
Oct 10, 1962 DR-135-MS Chlorine Barge Accident Toxic Substances statewideIAPAHM —
Sep 25, 1965 DR-210-MS Hurricane Betsy Hurricane 11IAPA —
Aug 18, 1969 DR-271-MS Hurricane Camille Hurricane 27IAPA —
Feb 22, 1971 DR-302-MS Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 23IAPA —
Jan 19, 1972 DR-318-MS Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 9PA —
Mar 27, 1973 DR-368-MS Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 52IAPA —
Apr 18, 1974 DR-430-MS Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 30IAPA —
Jan 30, 1975 DR-456-MS Tornadoes Tornado 2IAPA —
Apr 1, 1976 DR-499-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 4IAPA —
Apr 16, 1979 DR-577-MS Storms, Tornadoes, Floods Severe Storm 36IAPA —
Sep 13, 1979 DR-599-MS Hurricane Frederic Hurricane 16IAPA —
Apr 19, 1980 DR-618-MS Storms, Flood, Mudslides & Tornadoes Severe Storm 8IAPA —
Apr 16, 1983 DR-678-MS Severe Storms, Flooding & Tornadoes Severe Storm 15IAPA —
Jun 1, 1983 DR-683-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 16IAPA —
Apr 26, 1984 DR-703-MS Tornadoes Tornado 6IAPA —
Sep 4, 1985 DR-741-MS Hurricane Elena Hurricane 4IAPA —
Mar 5, 1987 DR-787-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 1IAPA —
Feb 28, 1990 DR-859-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 35IAPA —
Jan 3, 1991 DR-888-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 12IA —
Mar 5, 1991 DR-895-MS Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 18IAPA —
May 17, 1991 DR-906-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding Severe Storm 42IAPA —
Mar 20, 1992 DR-939-MS Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado 4IAPA —
Oct 17, 1992 DR-967-MS Wind Storms, Tornadoes & Hail Tornado 1IAPA —
Nov 25, 1992 DR-968-MS Severe Storms, High Winds & Tornadoes Tornado 21IAPA —
Feb 18, 1994 DR-1009-MS Severe Winter Storm, Freeezing Rain and Sleet Severe Storm 26PA —
May 12, 1995 DR-1051-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding Severe Storm 4IA —
Jun 13, 1997 DR-1178-MS Flooding Flood 4IA —
Oct 1, 1998 DR-1251-MS Hurricane Georges Hurricane 17IAPAHM $13.3 million
Jan 25, 1999 DR-1265-MS Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain Severe Ice Storm 34PAHM $8.3 million
Feb 23, 2001 DR-1360-MS Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 50IAPAHM $20.9 million
Apr 17, 2001 DR-1365-MS Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 6IAPAHM $3.3 million
Jun 21, 2001 DR-1382-MS Tropical Storm Allison Severe Storm 5PAHM $1.8 million
Dec 7, 2001 DR-1398-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding Severe Storm 23IAPAHM $6.3 million
Oct 1, 2002 DR-1436-MS Tropical Storm Isidore Hurricane 11IAPAHM $8.4 million
Nov 14, 2002 DR-1443-MS Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 6IHPIAPAHM $23.9 million
Apr 24, 2003 DR-1459-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Floods Severe Storm 31IHPIAPAHM $25.1 million
May 23, 2003 DR-1470-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes and High Winds Severe Storm 9IHPIAHM $740,552
Sep 15, 2004 DR-1550-MS Hurricane Ivan Hurricane 44IHPIAPAHM $24.5 million
Jul 10, 2005 DR-1594-MS Hurricane Dennis Hurricane 42PAHM $1.9 million
Aug 29, 2005 DR-1604-MS Hurricane Katrina Hurricane 82IHPIAPAHM $4.85 billion
May 8, 2008 DR-1753-MS Severe Storms and Flooding Severe Storm 4IHPHM $1.7 million
May 28, 2008 DR-1764-MS Severe Storms and Tornadoes Severe Storm 1IHPPAHM $5.2 million
Sep 22, 2008 DR-1794-MS Hurricane Gustav Hurricane 22IHPPAHM $34.8 million
May 12, 2009 DR-1837-MS Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 11PAHM $2.8 million
Apr 29, 2010 DR-1906-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 9IHPPAHM $11.8 million
May 14, 2010 DR-1916-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 9IHPPAHM $9.9 million
Apr 29, 2011 DR-1972-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Associated Flooding Severe Storm 40IHPPAHM $37.1 million
May 11, 2011 DR-1983-MS Flooding Flood 14IHPPAHM $22.3 million
Jan 18, 1975 EM-3006-MS Tornadoes Tornado 2IAPA —
Apr 4, 1975 EM-3010-MS Heavy Rains & Flooding Flood 5IA —
Feb 22, 1977 EM-3032-MS Drought & Freezing Snowstorm 72PA —
Apr 24, 1978 EM-3063-MS Tornadoes Tornado 15IA —
Apr 14, 1979 EM-3077-MS Storms, Tornadoes, Floods Severe Storm 5IAPA —
Apr 10, 1982 EM-3084-MS Tornadoes Tornado 3IA —
Dec 21, 1983 EM-3087-MS Severe Storms & Flooding Flood 1IA —
Sep 28, 1998 EM-3132-MS Hurricane Georges Hurricane 18PA —
Aug 28, 2005 EM-3213-MS Hurricane Katrina Hurricane 11PA —
Aug 30, 2008 EM-3291-MS Hurricane Gustav Hurricane 82PA $356,530
May 4, 2011 EM-3320-MS Flooding Flood 14PA $16,251
Aug 28, 2012 EM-3348-MS Tropical Storm Isaac Hurricane 34PA —
Oct 7, 2017 EM-3393-MS Hurricane Nate Hurricane 6PA —
Mar 13, 2020 EM-3474-MS COVID-19 Biological 82PA —
Aug 23, 2020 EM-3539-MS Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura Hurricane 24PA $22,140
Sep 14, 2020 EM-3544-MS Hurricane Sally Hurricane 24PA $964,565
Oct 8, 2020 EM-3548-MS Hurricane Delta Hurricane 29PA $83,091
Oct 28, 2020 EM-3550-MS Hurricane Zeta Hurricane 13PA —
Aug 28, 2021 EM-3569-MS Hurricane Ida Hurricane 82PA —
Aug 30, 2022 EM-3582-MS Water Crisis Other 1PA $7.3 million
Jan 24, 2026 EM-3640-MS Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 82PA —
Aug 29, 2012 DR-4081-MS Hurricane Isaac Hurricane 48IHPPAHM $62.2 million
Feb 13, 2013 DR-4101-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 7IHPPAHM $8.7 million
Apr 30, 2014 DR-4175-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 13IHPPAHM $95.7 million
Jan 7, 2015 DR-4205-MS Severe Storms and Tornadoes Tornado 1PAHM $3.0 million
Jan 4, 2016 DR-4248-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 12IHPPAHM $9.3 million
Mar 25, 2016 DR-4268-MS Severe Storms and Flooding Flood 29IHPPAHM $20.4 million
Jan 25, 2017 DR-4295-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Tornado 4IHPPAHM $16.6 million
May 22, 2017 DR-4314-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 9PAHM $17.5 million
Nov 22, 2017 DR-4350-MS Hurricane Nate Hurricane 6PAHM $10.5 million
Feb 14, 2019 DR-4415-MS Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado Severe Storm 11PAHM $7.6 million
Apr 23, 2019 DR-4429-MS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 30IHPPAHM $34.1 million
Jun 20, 2019 DR-4450-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 9PAHM $4.9 million
Dec 6, 2019 DR-4470-MS Severe Storm, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 19PAHM $14.2 million
Mar 12, 2020 DR-4478-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 13PAHM $8.2 million
Apr 5, 2020 DR-4528-MS COVID-19 Pandemic Biological 82IHPPAHM $396.1 million
Apr 16, 2020 DR-4536-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 29IHPPAHM $45.2 million
Apr 23, 2020 DR-4538-MS Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides Severe Storm 15PAHM $12.6 million
Jul 9, 2020 DR-4551-MS Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding Severe Storm 11PAHM $9.4 million
Dec 31, 2020 DR-4576-MS Hurricane Zeta Hurricane 8IHPPAHM $158.4 million
May 4, 2021 DR-4598-MS Severe Winter Storms Severe Ice Storm 36PAHM $24.2 million
Oct 22, 2021 DR-4626-MS Hurricane Ida Hurricane 82IHPPAHM $46.4 million
Mar 26, 2023 DR-4697-MS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes Severe Storm 7IHPPAHM $97.0 million
Aug 12, 2023 DR-4727-MS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes. Severe Storm 29IHPPAHM $14.0 million
Jun 10, 2024 DR-4790-MS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 6IHPHM $38.0 million
May 21, 2025 DR-4874-MS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 18IHPPA $81.4 million
Feb 6, 2026 DR-4899-MS Severe Winter Storm Winter Storm 82IHPPA $482.3 million
Jun 30, 2026 DR-4922-MS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding Severe Storm 5IHPPA $17.1 million
Aug 3, 2026 DR-4930-MS Tropical Storm Arthur Tropical Storm 9IHPPA $27.3 million

* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.