FEMADR-968-MSMajor disasterDeclared November 25, 1992
DR-968-MS: Mississippi Severe Storms, High Winds & Tornadoes
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Mississippi (DR-968-MS) on November 25, 1992 for the incident of November 21, 1992 to November 22, 1992; it covers 21 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-968-MS (also written FEMA-968-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Mississippi
- Incident
- Tornado: Severe Storms, High Winds & Tornadoes
- Incident period
- November 21, 1992 to November 22, 1992
- Declared
- November 25, 1992
- 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 1992
- Status
- closed out on March 29, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amite (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Attala (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chickasaw (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Choctaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Copiah (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Covington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jefferson Davis (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kemper (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lauderdale (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Leake (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Neshoba (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Noxubee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rankin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Simpson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Smith (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Wilkinson (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/968. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.