FEMA will host a free housing and preparedness summit to help community members that were affected by the March 2023 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes on Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mississippi Christian Family Services, 394 Pine St., Rolling Fork, Mississippi.
News, Media & Events: Mississippi
Events
2024-06-20T08:00:00
2024-09-30T23:59:00
Important Date
Jun 20, 2024
Sep 30, 2024
Jun 20, 2024
- Sep 30, 2024
Important Date
FEMA manages the National Flood Insurance Program which includes more than 22,600 Participating Communities. This year, FEMA’s Floodplain Management Division is conducting a survey of the nation’s Floodplain Administrators who manage local floodplains for these jurisdictions. Survey findings will inform a five-year National Floodplain Administrators Training Strategy that will be coordinated by the Floodplain Management Division.
2024-09-05T17:00:00
2024-09-26T18:00:00
Virtual
Sep 5, 2024
Sep 26, 2024
Sep 5, 2024 EST
- Sep 26, 2024 6:00 p.m. EST
Virtual
Each week in September, the FEMA Technological Hazards Division (THD) Policy Section will host a lunch and learn session focused on a topic related to the Radiological Preparedness (REP) Program.
2024-09-17T09:00:00
2024-09-26T23:59:00
Important Date
Sep 17, 2024
Sep 26, 2024
Sep 17, 2024
- Sep 26, 2024
Important Date
The application period is now open for free Heritage Emergency and Response Training (HEART). This competitive application is open to participants from cultural heritage and first responder/emergency management organizations or agencies in the United States, U.S. territories, or Indian Country.
Preparedness Tips
A few inches of water in a 1,000-square foot home could cost more than $10,000 in repairs and replacement of personal possessions. Homeowner’s insurance doesn’t cover most floods. Learn more about flood insurance.
Press Releases and Fact Sheets
FEMA is providing enhanced customer service in Mississippi to help all survivors of the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides receive much-needed assistance.
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Today, August 9, 2024, is the final day for homeowners and renters in Hancock, Hinds, Humphreys, Madison, Neshoba and Scott counties who were affected by the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms to apply for FEMA assistance.
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Letters of Final Determination: January 31, 2025
LFD Date: July 31, 2024
FIRM Effective Date: January 31, 2025
State: Mississippi, North Dakota
Communities Eligible for Suspension Effective on August 14, 2024
August 14, 2024: Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and South Dakota.
Mississippi; FEMA-4790-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4790-DR; Mississippi as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding during the period of April 8-11, 2024.
Mississippi; FEMA-4727-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4727-DR; Mississippi as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes during the period of June 14-19, 2023.
Mississippi; FEMA-4697-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4697-DR; Mississippi as a result of severe storms, straight-lien winds, and tornadoes during the period of March 24-25, 2022.
Secretary Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Criswell Visit Devastated Areas of Mississippi
ROLLING FORK, Miss. -- FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell provides an update on FEMA’s response and recovery efforts following the recent tornadoes that impacted Mississippi at a press conference with other federal, state and local officials. (FEMA photo)
Secretary Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Criswell Visit Devastated Areas of Mississippi
ROLLING FORK, Miss. -- DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and other emergency management officials speak with a survivor of the devastating tornadoes that impacted Mississippi. (FEMA photo)
Secretary Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Criswell Visit Devastated Areas of Mississippi
ROLLING FORK, Miss. -- DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell meet with federal, state and local officials at Mississippi Emergency Management Agency regarding recent tornadoes that swept across the state. (FEMA photo)
Mississippi; Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes - Denial
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for the State of Mississippi's Denial on July 18, 2022, as a result of a severe storm, straight-line winds, and tornadoes on March 22, 2022.
Mississippi; Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for the State of Mississippi's Denial on July 2, 2022, as a result of a severe storm, straight-line winds, and tornadoes on March 30, 2022.