PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Governor Tate Reeves declares October 19-23, 2020 as Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi. A record-breaking 115 tornadoes were confirmed last year in Mississippi. While April was the most active month for tornadoes in 2019, December was not far behind in regard to activity with a record number of 24 […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is encouraging Mississippians to take part in the ‘Great ShakeOut’ earthquake drill Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 10:15 AM. During the self-led drill, participants will practice the three essential actions to take during an earthquake, which are to: DROP to the ground. Take COVER under a […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The deadline for local governments to apply for MEMA’s COVID-19 Relief Program is two days away, October 15. In August, Governor Tate Reeves and the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency launched the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Program. Through the Mississippi Legislature, MEMA was allocated $70 million of CARES Act Money to reimburse county […]
DAMAGE UPDATE #4: PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – On Friday, October 9, 2020, Hurricane Delta made landfall near Creole, Louisiana, as a Category 2, resulting in damaging wind and heavy rain across Mississippi as well as a brief spin-up tornado in Franklin County. While multiple counties have received damage, the following official damage reports were submitted […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – President Trump has approved Governor Reeves’ request for a federal emergency declaration in anticipation of Hurricane Delta. Under the approved federal emergency declaration, FEMA is authorized to provide emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program at 75 percent federal funding for three Mississippi counties: Hancock, Harrison […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Governor Tate Reeves issues a State of Emergency in anticipation of Hurricane Delta. At the time of this release, Delta is expected to make landfall Friday, October 9. This hurricane could cause damage to homes, businesses, other property and threaten the safety of Mississippians. A state of emergency is an administrative tool […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The October 15th deadline is quickly approaching for counties and municipalities to apply for MEMA’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Program. Currently MEMA has distributed $13,459,667.28. Of that total, counties have received: $11,999,136.77; municipalities have received: $1,460,530.51. Currently, 221 municipalities/counties have applied for the program and 66 projects have been approved for reimbursement. […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency has purchased a facility that will act as the new State Emergency Logistical Operations Center (SELOC). The new warehouse space will serve as the primary location for MEMA’s personal protective equipment stockpile. The building is located at 1055 Mendell Davis Drive, Byram. It sits on 16 […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – Three counties in Mississippi are now eligible for U.S. Small Business Administration assistance due to Hurricane Sally beginning September 14, 2020. Those counties are: George, Greene, Jackson. In those counties, small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations are eligible to apply only for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans. MEMA did not […]
PEARL, Miss. (MEMA) – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, as of September 17, 2020, has paid out $6,171,912.92 to counties and municipalities whose projects have been approved for reimbursement for COVID-19 expenses. Those counties and municipalities include: Alcorn, Chickasaw, Hancock, Jones, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tunica, Wayne counties, and Clinton, Oxford, Southaven, Starkville […]