Disaster Data / States / Mississippi / Lauderdale County
CountyLauderdale County, Mississippi
Lauderdale County recorded 13 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 9 major disasters, 4 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is hurricane.
The federal disaster record for Lauderdale 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, biological, and severe storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $38.7 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for emergency protective measures.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency protective measures(B) | 55 | $20,343,904 |
| Debris removal(A) | 32 | $9,424,782 |
| Utilities(F) | 55 | $6,884,654 |
| Buildings and equipment(E) | 61 | $753,903 |
| Management costs(Z) | 4 | $704,565 |
| Roads and bridges(C) | 17 | $395,547 |
| Parks and recreation(G) | 6 | $115,359 |
| Water control facilities(D) | 14 | $94,806 |
| All categories | 244 | $38,717,520 |
Most common hazards
- Hurricane 8
- Biological 2
- Severe Storm 1
- Tornado 1
- 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 Lauderdale 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 |
| Tornado | Jan 25, 2017 | DR-4295-MS | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 29, 2012 | DR-4081-MS | DR |
| Hurricane | Aug 28, 2012 | EM-3348-MS | EM |
| 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 |
| Jan 25, 2017 | DR-4295-MS | DR | Tornado | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding |
| Aug 29, 2012 | DR-4081-MS | DR | Hurricane | Hurricane Isaac |
| Aug 28, 2012 | EM-3348-MS | EM | Hurricane | Tropical Storm Isaac |
| 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 |
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.