FEMAEM-3640-MSEmergencyDeclared January 24, 2026
EM-3640-MS: Mississippi Severe Winter Storm
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Mississippi (EM-3640-MS) on January 24, 2026 for the incident of January 23, 2026 to January 27, 2026; it covers 83 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3640-MS (also written FEMA-3640-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Mississippi
- Incident
- Winter Storm: Severe Winter Storm
- Incident period
- January 23, 2026 to January 27, 2026
- Declared
- January 24, 2026
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Mississippi in 2026
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Alcorn (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Amite (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Attala (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Benton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bolivar (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chickasaw (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Choctaw (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Claiborne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clarke (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Coahoma (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Copiah (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Covington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DeSoto (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Forrest (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| George (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Grenada (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hinds (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Holmes (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Humphreys (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Issaquena (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Itawamba (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson Davis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Kemper (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lamar (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lauderdale (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Leake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Leflore (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lowndes (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Neshoba (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Newton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Noxubee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Oktibbeha (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Panola (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pearl River (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pontotoc (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Prentiss (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Quitman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Rankin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sharkey (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Simpson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Smith (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sunflower (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tallahatchie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tate (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tippah (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tishomingo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tunica (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Walthall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wilkinson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Winston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Yalobusha (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Yazoo (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.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3640. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.