PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to respond to Ida, which made landfall Sunday, August 29, 2021, near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 mph. Local officials are conducting damage assessments on the county level...
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to respond to Ida, which is currently a tropical depression. This tropical system made landfall Sunday, August 29, 2021 near Port Fourchon, Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 mph. Ida brought...
Pearl, Miss. – President Biden and FEMA approved the State of Mississippi’s request for a pre-disaster Emergency Measures declaration for the entire state due to Hurricane Ida, which has now downgraded to a tropical storm. Any expenses accrued by the state and specific counties in preparation of...
Pearl, Miss. – The State of Mississippi is actively responding to Hurricane Ida. The tropical system made landfall on Sunday, August 29 at 11:55 AM near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph. As Hurricane Ida pushes through the state, multiple...
Pearl, Miss. – FEMA approves the State of Mississippi’s request for a pre-disaster Emergency Measures declaration. Any expenses accrued by the state and specific counties in preparation of Hurricane Ida are now eligible for federal reimbursement. Under the requested Pre-Disaster Emergency...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bailey Martin August 28, 2021 press@govreeves.ms.gov Governor Reeves Issues State of Emergency Ahead of Hurricane Ida JACKSON, Miss. — Governor Tate Reeves has issued a State of Emergency in anticipation of Hurricane Ida. At the time of this release, Ida is expected to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Bailey Martin August 24, 2021 press@govreeves.ms.gov Governor Reeves Announces State of Mississippi Awards Healthcare Personnel Contracts for COVID-19 Response JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is currently contracting with four vendors to...
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – After thorough, on-the-ground assessments of impacted areas due to flooding in North Mississippi from June 8 – June 11, 2021, state and local officials have concluded the damage to homes did not meet the FEMA parameters to request federal assistance. A significant number of...
PEARL, Miss. – FEMA approves Mississippi’s request for additional counties to receive public assistance following February’s Winter Weather Event. Throughout the week of February 11-19, 2021, Mississippi experienced multiple rounds of winter weather resulting in an estimated $25 million worth of...
This Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is currently assessing and validating damages reported to the state by the counties.