Mississippi Disaster History

Major Disaster Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2008 09/22 Hurricane Gustav active disaster 1794
2008 05/28 Severe Storms and Tornadoes active disaster 1764
2008 05/08 Severe Storms and Flooding active disaster 1753
2005 08/29 Hurricane Katrina active disaster 1604
2005 07/10 Hurricane Dennis not active disaster 1594
2004 09/15 Hurricane Ivan not active disaster 1550
2003 05/23 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and High Winds not active disaster 1470
2003 04/24 Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding not active disaster 1459
2002 11/14 Severe Storms and Tornadoes not active disaster 1443
2002 10/01 Tropical Storm Isidore not active disaster 1436
2001 12/07 Severe Storms and Tornadoes not active disaster 1398
2001 06/21 Tropical Storm Allison not active disaster 1382
2001 04/17 Severe Storms & Flooding not active disaster 1365
2001 02/23 Tornadoes and Severe Storms not active disaster 1360
1999 01/25 Severe Winter Storms, Ice and Freezing Rain not active disaster 1265
1998 10/01 Hurricane Georges not active disaster 1251
1997 06/13 Flooding not active disaster 1178
1995 05/12 Severe Storm, Tornado, Flooding not active disaster 1051
1994 02/18 Severe Storm, Winter Storm, Freezing Rain And Sleet not active disaster 1009
1992 11/25 High Winds, Severe Storm, Tornadoes not active disaster 968
1992 10/17 High Winds, Severe Storm, Tornadoes, Hail not active disaster 967
1992 03/20 Severe Storm, Tornadoes not active disaster 939
1991 05/17 Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado not active disaster 906
1991 03/05 Flooding, Severe Storm not active disaster 895
1991 01/03 Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado not active disaster 888
1990 02/28 Flooding, Severe Storm, Tornado not active disaster 859
1987 03/05 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING not active disaster 787
1985 09/04 HURRICANE ELENA not active disaster 741
1984 04/26 TORNADOES not active disaster 703
1983 06/01 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING not active disaster 683
1983 04/16 SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, TORNADOES not active disaster 678
1980 04/19 STORMS, FLOOD, MUDSLIDES, TORNADOES not active disaster 618
1979 09/13 HURRICANE FREDERIC not active disaster 599
1979 04/16 STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODS not active disaster 577
1976 04/01 SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING not active disaster 499
1975 01/30 TORNADOES not active disaster 456
1974 04/18 Heavy Rains, Flooding not active disaster 430
1973 03/27 Heavy Rains, Tornadoes, Flooding not active disaster 368
1972 01/19 Heavy Rains, Flooding not active disaster 318
1971 02/22 STORMS, TORNADOES not active disaster 302
1969 08/18 HURRICANE CAMILLE not active disaster 271
1965 09/25 HURRICANE BETSY not active disaster 210
1962 10/10 Chlorine Barge Accident not active disaster 135
1961 02/27 FLOODS not active disaster 108
1953 12/06 TORNADO not active disaster 14

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Emergency Declarations

Year Date Disaster Types Active Disaster Number
2008 08/30 Hurricane Gustav active disaster 3291
2005 08/28 Hurricane Katrina not active disaster 3213
1998 09/28 Hurricane Georges not active disaster 3132
1983 12/21 Severe Storms and Flooding not active disaster 3087
1982 04/10 Tornados not active disaster 3084
1979 04/14 Storms, Tornadoes, Floods not active disaster 3077
1978 04/24 Tornadoes not active disaster 3063
1977 02/22 Drought & Freezing not active disaster 3032
1975 04/04 Heavy Rains & Flooding not active disaster 3010

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Fire Management Assistance Declarations

Year Date Incident Disaster Number
No Fire Management Assistance Declarations declared in Mississippi

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Last Modified: Wednesday, 10-Dec-2008 14:59:34