The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent out a notice Tuesday that eleven counties are now eligible for disaster relief for damages caused during tornadoes, flooding and other severe weather in southern Mississippi.

The counties are: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Marion, Newton, Perry and Wayne.

Those counties are eligible to receive reimbursement for costs to repair or replace facilities through the Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant programs. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration on Feb. 14 to designate these areas as adversely affected from the storms occurring Dec. 27 through Dec 28, 2018.

Noxubee County, via an amendment to the disaster declaration, is also eligible for Public Assistance.

Last month, Gov. Phil Bryant submitted a federal declaration request for additional relief for the backwater flooding in the Mississippi Delta. Over 500,000 acres of land was underwater at the time of the request.

Click here for the full statement from FEMA.

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Eleven Mississippi counties eligible for disaster relief, FEMA announces

by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today
April 2, 2019

<h1>Eleven Mississippi counties eligible for disaster relief, FEMA announces</h1> <p class="byline">by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today <br />April 2, 2019</p> <p>The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent out a notice Tuesday that eleven counties are now eligible for disaster relief for damages caused during tornadoes, flooding and other severe weather in southern Mississippi.</p> <p>The counties are: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Marion, Newton, Perry and Wayne.</p> <p>Those counties are eligible to receive reimbursement for costs to repair or replace facilities through the Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant programs. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration on Feb. 14 to designate these areas as adversely affected from the storms occurring Dec. 27 through Dec 28, 2018.</p> <p>Noxubee County, via an amendment to the disaster declaration, is also eligible for Public Assistance.</p> <p>Last month, Gov. Phil Bryant submitted a federal declaration request for additional relief for the backwater flooding in the Mississippi Delta. Over 500,000 acres of land was underwater at the time of the request.</p> <p><a href="http://www.msema.org/news/public-notice-from-fema-dr-4415/">Click here</a> for the full statement from FEMA.</p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org/2019/04/02/eleven-mississippi-counties-eligible-for-disaster-relief-fema-announces/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://mississippitoday.org">Mississippi Today</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/MT_square-thumb.jpg?fit=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=295217&ga=UA-75003810-1" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

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