Mississippi’s list of disaster areas continues to grow, with damage assessments ongoing since March 16

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Over 25 counties have submitted official damage reports since March 16, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. This number doesn’t even include counties still accessing damage.

It seems Mississippi can’t catch a break. Following the severe weather on March 16, MEMA said 21 counties reported damage. Another 20 counties are reporting damage after severe weather swept across different parts of Mississippi in the first week of April - with very few counties repeating.

You can see the initial damage report from March 16th here.

As of April 7, 2025, MEMA has reported that 274 homes, 4 businesses, and 9 farms across 20 counties were damaged between April 2 and April 6. Of those, 50 were destroyed, while 53 sustained major damage. Seven Mississippians were injured, and one has died.

• Alcorn – 9 homes
• Benton – 16 homes
• Bolivar – 1 home, 1 business
• Desoto – 14 homes
• Forrest – damage assessments ongoing
• Hinds – 3 homes
• Jackson – damage assessments ongoing
• Jasper – 28 homes, 3 farms, 1 death
• Kemper – 2 homes, 1 farm, 1 business
• Lafayette – 17 homes
• Lowndes – damage assessments ongoing
• Marshall – 88 homes, 1 business, 1 injured
• Pontotoc – 1 injured, damage assessments ongoing
• Smith – 11 homes
• Sunflower – 4 homes, 1 business
• Tallahatchie – 6 homes
• Tate – 48 homes, 1 farm, 2 injured
• Tippah – 14 homes, 2 farms, 3 injured
• Tunica – 13 homes, 2 farms
• Union – damage assessments ongoing

MEMA, alongside volunteers and organizations, is on the ground providing tarps, water, and MREs. With disaster spread so wide, volunteers are a necessity; however, MEMA encourages individuals to avoid self-deploying,

They ask that those wishing to help reach out to a verified organization or nonprofit that assists with disasters before heading to the affected area.

If citizens have immediate unmet needs due to the storms, they are encouraged to contact their county emergency management agency. A list of those county contacts can be found here.

A shelter is open for survivors in Marshall County at Hudsonville C.M.E Church, located at 778 S Slayden Road, Lamar, MS. The American Red Cross is feeding survivors in affected counties and the Mississippi Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is assisting homeowners with debris removal and tarping homes in several locations.

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