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FEMA disaster 577 · Severe Storm · declared April 16, 1979
Incident type
Severe Storm
Declaration type
Major Disaster (DR)
Incident began
April 16, 1979
Incident ended
April 16, 1979
Federal assistance authorized
Individual Assistance · Public Assistance
Counties covered (36)
Adams CountyAttala CountyCalhoun CountyChoctaw CountyClaiborne CountyClarke CountyClay CountyCopiah CountyHancock CountyHinds CountyHolmes CountyIssaquena CountyJefferson CountyKemper CountyLauderdale CountyLawrence CountyLeake CountyLeflore CountyLowndes CountyMadison CountyMarion CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyNeshoba CountyNewton CountyNoxubee CountyOktibbeha CountyRankin CountyScott CountySharkey CountySimpson CountyTallahatchie CountyWarren CountyWilkinson CountyWinston CountyYazoo County
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. "Federal assistance authorized" lists which FEMA programs were made available; it is not a measure of damage or of money spent.