Pearl, Miss. (MEMA)- The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is encouraging Mississippians to prepare for potential cold weather and freezing temperatures this week. The National Weather Service is forecasting freezing temperatures Sunday night into Monday morning, with a significant freeze...
Pearl, Miss. – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is launching a Residential Safe Room Grant Lottery Program to help Mississippi homeowners install a FEMA-compliant safe room/ storm shelter on their property to protect themselves from severe weather. The program is being funded through FEMA...
Pearl, Miss. – Governor Tate Reeves has declared October 6-11, 2025, Fall Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Mississippi. While Spring is the most active time for tornadoes, Mississippi usually sees significant storms during this secondary severe weather season from October through December. The...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Mississippi of the Oct. 27, deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by the severe storms and tornadoes occurring Dec...