Kemper County, Mississippi

Name: Kemper County, Mississippi FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Kemper County recorded 13 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 10 major disasters, 3 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

Feb 2026

Most recent

$822K

Federal PA obligated (top: debris removal)

The federal disaster record for Kemper County runs between 2003 and 2021, covering 13 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ida in 2021. The hazards behind these declarations were most often hurricane, severe storm, and biological. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $822,193 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for debris removal.

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Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

Category	Projects	Federal share obligated
Debris removal(A)	9	$347,862
Roads and bridges(C)	36	$288,665
Emergency protective measures(B)	17	$113,002
Buildings and equipment(E)	14	$42,964
Utilities(F)	11	$22,175
Parks and recreation(G)	1	$7,525
All categories	88	$822,193

Most common hazards

Hurricane 7
Severe Storm 3
Biological 2
Severe Ice Storm 1

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Kemper County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Hurricane	Oct 22, 2021	DR-4626-MS	DR
Hurricane	Aug 28, 2021	EM-3569-MS	EM
Severe Ice Storm	May 4, 2021	DR-4598-MS	DR
Biological	Apr 5, 2020	DR-4528-MS	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3474-MS	EM
Severe Storm	Jun 20, 2019	DR-4450-MS	DR
Hurricane	Aug 29, 2012	DR-4081-MS	DR
Severe Storm	Apr 29, 2011	DR-1972-MS	DR
Hurricane	Aug 30, 2008	EM-3291-MS	EM
Hurricane	Aug 29, 2005	DR-1604-MS	DR
Hurricane	Jul 10, 2005	DR-1594-MS	DR
Hurricane	Sep 15, 2004	DR-1550-MS	DR
Severe Storm	Apr 24, 2003	DR-1459-MS	DR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 13 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
Oct 22, 2021	DR-4626-MS	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Ida
Aug 28, 2021	EM-3569-MS	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Ida
May 4, 2021	DR-4598-MS	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storms
Apr 5, 2020	DR-4528-MS	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3474-MS	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Jun 20, 2019	DR-4450-MS	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Aug 29, 2012	DR-4081-MS	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Isaac
Apr 29, 2011	DR-1972-MS	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Associated Flooding
Aug 30, 2008	EM-3291-MS	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Gustav
Aug 29, 2005	DR-1604-MS	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina
Jul 10, 2005	DR-1594-MS	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Dennis
Sep 15, 2004	DR-1550-MS	DR	Hurricane	Hurricane Ivan
Apr 24, 2003	DR-1459-MS	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Floods

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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Mississippi's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.