PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to work with affected counties due to severe weather on March 22, 2022. At the time of this release, the National Weather Service Jackson has confirmed five tornadoes. Four EF-1 tornadoes and one EF-3 tornado were found across their coverage area: Clay/Monroe County, Damascus (Kemper County), […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency will open a Call Center for those citizens needing resources following the severe weather on March 22. The Call Center will be open for business starting today March 23, 2022 at 1:00 PM. If assistance is needed call 1-800-445-6362 Hours of Operation Monday – Friday: 8:00 a.m. […]
(Pearl, MS) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is working with multiple counties to assess damage after severe weather, tornadoes, hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding impacted the state on March 22, 2022. Currently, two injuries (Holmes, Copiah) have been reported due to yesterday’s storms. Multiple fallen trees/limbs were reported across the state, impacting roads […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – FEMA’s COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Program is open to help family members who’ve lost a loved one due to COVID-19. Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred on or after […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Governor Reeves has declared February 14-19, 2022, as Spring Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi. Just last year, 76 tornadoes were confirmed in Mississippi, 50 of those occurring during the spring. May was the most active month last year, with a total of 27 tornadoes, breaking that month’s record of tornadoes since 1950. “Knowing the precautions to take in advance of severe […]
PEARL, Miss. – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is proud to share the work we’ve done in service to Mississippians in 2021. The four tenants of emergency management are Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation. Our agency not only responds during disasters but we plan, train and help rebuild more resilient structures to withstand the next […]
PEARL, Miss. (FEMA) – The deadline for registering with FEMA has passed, but that does not mean FEMA is leaving. FEMA continues working with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency to help survivors and communities recover from Hurricane Ida. The deadline to apply for disaster assistance was Dec. 22, 2021. If you applied with FEMA by […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The deadline to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance following Hurricane Ida ends today, December 22, 2021. However, residents who have already applied for FEMA Individual Assistance have 18 months from the disaster declaration date (October 22, 2021) to submit paperwork supporting their FEMA assistance application. Mississippi homeowners, renters, business owners and […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Mississippi homeowners, renters, business owners and nonprofits in Amite, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Pearl River, Pike, Walthall and Wilkinson counties who had property damage or other uninsured losses caused by Hurricane Ida have less than one week left to apply for federal disaster assistance. The deadline is Dec. 22. If you live […]
ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters in Mississippi of the Dec. 21 deadline to apply for physical damage disaster loans. Anyone in the declared counties with damages affected by Hurricane Ida from Aug. 28 through Sept. 1, 2021, should apply for the […]