FEMAEM-3087-MSEmergencyDeclared December 21, 1983
EM-3087-MS: Mississippi Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Mississippi (EM-3087-MS) on December 21, 1983 for the incident of December 21, 1983 to December 21, 1983; it covers 1 designated area.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3087-MS (also written FEMA-3087-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Mississippi
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- December 21, 1983 to December 21, 1983
- Declared
- December 21, 1983
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008)
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Mississippi in 1983
- Status
- closed out on July 8, 1986
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenada (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/3087. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.