FEMADR-906-MSMajor disasterDeclared May 17, 1991
DR-906-MS: Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Mississippi (DR-906-MS) on May 17, 1991 for the incident of April 26, 1991 to May 31, 1991; it covers 42 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-906-MS (also written FEMA-906-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Mississippi
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding
- Incident period
- April 26, 1991 to May 31, 1991
- Declared
- May 17, 1991
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the third of 3 major disaster declarations for Mississippi in 1991
- Status
- closed out on September 15, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Benton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bolivar (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chickasaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Choctaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Claiborne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Coahoma (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| George (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Grenada (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Holmes (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Humphreys (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Issaquena (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Itawamba (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Leflore (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lowndes (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Oktibbeha (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Panola (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Pearl River (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Pontotoc (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Prentiss (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Quitman (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sharkey (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sunflower (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tallahatchie (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tate (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tippah (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Tishomingo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Yalobusha (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Yazoo (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/906. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.