Severe weather damage report
February 15th and 16th Severe Weather Update #1
Feb. 16, 2025-The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is working with counties to assess storm damage on Feb. 15-16, 2025. There are reports of homes damaged, trees down, roads closed, and power outages due to the storms. Currently, no injuries have been reported to MEMA. As of 8:30 a.m. Sunday, there are 41,000 reported power outages across the state.
Initial damage assessments are underway and 7 counties are reporting damage at this time. We anticipate that number to change as we are in the early stages of the damage assessment process. The counties reporting damage are:
- Chickasaw
- Forrest
- Itawamba
- Lee
- Rankin
- Wayne
- Walthall
MEMA encourages residents who’ve sustained damage from this severe weather event to do the following:
- File an insurance claim.
- Take photos of the damage to the home.
- Report damage to county/MEMA via the self-report tool.
