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DeSoto County Disaster History
Since 1973, FEMA has issued 16 federal disaster declarations covering DeSoto County, Mississippi.
DeSoto County — federal disaster declarations per year
19732026
By hazard type
Severe Storm5
Hurricane4
Biological2
Flood2
Winter Storm2
Snowstorm1
All declarations
February 6, 2026Winter Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM
January 24, 2026Winter Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM
October 22, 2021Hurricane
HURRICANE IDA
August 28, 2021Hurricane
HURRICANE IDA
April 5, 2020Biological
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
March 13, 2020Biological
COVID-19
March 12, 2020Severe Storm
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING
May 11, 2011Flood
FLOODING
May 4, 2011Flood
FLOODING
April 29, 2011Severe Storm
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING
August 30, 2008Hurricane
HURRICANE GUSTAV
August 29, 2005Hurricane
HURRICANE KATRINA
December 7, 2001Severe StormIndividual Assistance
SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING
February 18, 1994Severe Storm
SEVERE WINTER STORM, FREEEZING RAIN AND SLEET
February 22, 1977Snowstorm
DROUGHT & FREEZING
March 27, 1973Severe StormIndividual Assistance
HEAVY RAINS, TORNADOES & FLOODING
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. "Individual Assistance" means FEMA aid to households was authorized; it does not measure total damage. History is not a forecast.