FEMADR-939-MSMajor disasterDeclared March 20, 1992
DR-939-MS: Mississippi Severe Storms & Tornadoes
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Mississippi (DR-939-MS) on March 20, 1992 for the incident of March 9, 1992 to March 10, 1992; it covers 4 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-939-MS (also written FEMA-939-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Mississippi
- Incident
- Tornado: Severe Storms & Tornadoes
- Incident period
- March 9, 1992 to March 10, 1992
- Declared
- March 20, 1992
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the first of 3 major disaster declarations for Mississippi in 1992
- Status
- closed out on September 18, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sharkey (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Yalobusha (County) | — | 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/939. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.