JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves has issued a State of Emergency in all counties affected by the severe storms which occurred across Mississippi on March 24, 2023. The State of Emergency comes less than 24 hours after severe weather, which included tornadoes, tragically took the lives of at least 23 Mississippians and left dozens more […]
Pearl – The State of Mississippi is responding to the devastating tornadoes that swept through the state overnight on March 24, 2023. At the time of this release, 23 are confirmed dead at this time, dozens are injured and four people are missing. The fatalities are reported in Sharkey, Humphreys, Carroll, and Monroe counties. The […]
Pearl, Miss.– The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is working with counties to assess damage from the severe weather on March 3, 2023. One fatality is being reported in Yazoo County, where a tree fell onto a vehicle. Statewide there are reports of homes damaged, trees down, and power outages due to high winds. Currently, one […]
Pearl, Miss.- The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is launching its new MEMA mobile app to assist citizens in reporting damage from the recent severe weather event. The free app is available to download on Apple and Android devices. Mississippians can utilize this new tool to report damage to MEMA. The MEMA App includes a number […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Governor Reeves has declared February 20 -25, 2023, as Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi. Last year Mississippi saw a record number of tornadoes, with 137 confirmed. Ninety-six of those occurred between March and May of 2022. “We have seen just how important it is to be prepared for severe […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is excited to launch its new Media Guidebook. The information in this Guidebook is to assist media partners when covering a natural or man-made disaster. Inside, partners will find information about the disaster declaration process for requesting assistance, plus resources available to the media before, during, […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA)- The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is reporting a 90% power restoration in communities in North Mississippi affected by the winter storm power outage. MEMA urges those who still do not have electricity to report it by calling the MEMA Call Center. This information will be used to map outages and be given […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA)- The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, MEMA Call Center is open to help those affected by the ice storm and power outages in North Mississippi. The Call Center will be open Sunday, February 5, 2023. The number to the Call Center is 1-833-591-6362. Hours of operation will be 7 am-7 pm until further […]
December 13-14, Severe Weather Update #2 PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is continuing to work with counties to assess damage from the severe weather on December 13-14, 2022. Statewide, counties have reported 111 homes damaged. Those numbers could change during the validation process. Additionally, four injuries, three in Sharkey and one […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is working with counties to assess damage from the severe weather on December 13-14, 2022. Statewide, counties have reported 75 homes damaged. Those numbers could change during the validation process. Additionally, four injuries, three in Sharkey and one in Hinds, have been reported as weather-related to […]