Public Assistance has been approved for 38 counties impacted by the January 23-27 severe winter weather.
Public Assistance has been approved for 34 counties for all categories (A-G) for Public Assistance: Adams, Alcorn, Attala, Benton, Bolivar, Calhoun, Carroll, Claiborne, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Issaquena, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Leflore, Marshall, Montgomery, Panola, Pontotoc, Prentiss, Quitman, Sharkey, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union, Warren, Washington, Webster, Yalobusha, and Yazoo Counties, including the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
Public Assistance Category B is approved for 4 counties: Coahoma, DeSoto, Hinds, and Tunica Counties.
FEMA’s Public Assistance program reimburses local and state government agencies for the costs of emergency response, debris removal and restoration of disaster-damaged public facilities and infrastructure. Certain nonprofit organizations and houses of worship may also be eligible for assistance.
Individual Assistance is still being reviewed.
For the latest information about federal assistance from the January 23-27 winter storm, visit fema.gov/disaster/4899
| Name of Organization | Address | Point of Contact | Hours of Operation | Needs |
| Boss Lady Economic Planning and Development | 301 Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS 38732 | Dr. Pam Chatman 662-588-2019 | 9AM to 3PM | Winter clothing, nonperishable food, personal hygiene products, baby products. Items to repair damage to homes (call for specifics). These donations are going to survivors in Bolivar, Coahoma, DeSoto, Leflore, Marshall, Panola, Quitman, Sunflower, Tallahatchie, Tate, Sharkey, Humphreys, Tunica, and Yalobusha counties. |
Businesses that want to help, click here to sign up
If you're looking to help people after the winter storm, considering volunteering or donating to one of the hundreds of trusted organizations actively supporting communities. You can find more information here: fema.gov/disaster/recover/volunteer-donate
Avoid traveling to affected areas for your safety and to prevent disruptions for responders.
Desoto County Emergency Services
Tate County Emergency Management
Panola County Emergency Operations
Yalobusha County, MS Emergency Management
Grenada County Sheriff's Office
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, MS
Alcorn County Emergency Management
Tishomingo County Chancery Clerk
Pontotoc County Emergency Management
Itawamba County Sheriff's Department
Boliver County Emergency Operations Center
Washington Co., Emergency Operations Center
Carroll County Board of Supervisors
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: County Emergency Management Contacts
MEMA Executive Director Stephen McCraney provides an update on the severe winter weather that impacted Mississippi. 2/4/2026
Governor Tate Reeves Press Conference January 30, 2026
Governor Tate Reeves Press Conference January 29, 2026
Governor Tate Reeves Press Conference January 28, 2026
National Guard helps MEMA deliver supplies to north Mississippi
Governor Tate Reeves Press Conference January 26, 2026
Governor Tate Reeves Press Conference January 25, 2026
MEMA Deputy Director Todd DeMuth Provides a Winter Weather Update - 1/23/26
MEMA Encourages Citizens to Prepare for Winter Weather - 1/22/26
BLUF: Partners to highlight – Walmart, Chick-Fil-A, Pinelake Church, xAI, Lowes, Grainger, MS Petroleum Marketers/Propane Association, MS Bankers Association, MS Trucking Association, MS Bankers Association.
Private sector partners fed over 15,000 hot meals to survivors and coordinated with MEMA’s Human Services Branch to ensure any gaps in feeding, specifically of hot meals were addressed in a timely manner.
Shower, laundry, mobile charging and Wi-Fi stations were set up in Walmart parking lots in Oxford and Ripley by Walmart’s partnership with Matthew 25 Ministry’s Tide Loads of Hope Program. Walmart also partnered with Operation Barbecue to have hot meals served from the Oxford parking lot.
X-AI, a Space-X company in Southaven, Mississippi donated 418 generators (3500 and 6500 watt) to survivors in Tippah County.
Pinelake church donated over 100 generators, hygiene goods, blankets, water and shelf-stable food to survivors. They also partnered with Convoy of Hope to use their Madison and Oxford campuses as staging areas to move supplies to the affected area.
National chains (Walmart, CVS, Lowes, Chick-fil-a) coordinated with the MSBEOC on supply chain impacts, business continuity and store closures in the state of Mississippi. Pre-event, partners had the decision-making information they needed from MEMA to move appropriate products to stores in the forecasted area.
Associations coordinated with the MSBEOC to assess their member’s business continuity and ensure local businesses had the information they needed to reopen as quickly as possible post event.
GoFundMe tracked verified fundraisers for people who were affected by Winter Storm Fern as well as for non-profits working in the affected area.
Waze, a GPS navigation company, added our shelters and warming centers as navigable locations on their platforms.
The MSBEOC shared state and federal transportation waivers with partners. These waivers allow businesses to move disaster supplies through the state pre and post event, allowing for longer hours of service for drivers and higher weight limits for trucks.
The MSBEOC shared road closure information with partners, ensuring they had information to move shipments to the affected area and trucks moving through the state could get where they needed to go with less delays.
Businesses coordinated with the MSBEOC to ensure they had information to prioritize safety of their staff when they were able to reopen.
10 locations in total opened to receive donations for survivors from the public. These locations were also able to share their needs, unloading capabilities and hours of operation so that they could receive the donations they needed from the public and get them to survivors.