FEMADR-599-MSMajor disasterDeclared September 13, 1979
DR-599-MS: Mississippi Hurricane Frederic
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Mississippi (DR-599-MS) on September 13, 1979 for the incident of September 13, 1979 to September 13, 1979; it covers 16 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-599-MS (also written FEMA-599-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Mississippi
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Frederic
- Incident period
- September 13, 1979 to September 13, 1979
- Declared
- September 13, 1979
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Mississippi in 1979
- Status
- closed out on October 24, 1994
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Covington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Forrest (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| George (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lamar (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lauderdale (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pearl River (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Stone (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/599. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.