Severe weather damage update from MEMA
December 13-14, Severe Weather Update #2
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is continuing to work with counties to assess damage from the severe weather on Dec. 13-14.
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Statewide, counties have reported 111 homes damaged. Those numbers could change during the validation process. Additionally, four injuries, three in Sharkey and one in Hinds have been reported as weather-related to MEMA.
The following is PRELIMINARY and may change through the assessment process. These counties report some damage to homes ranging from affected to destroyed.
- Adams– 5 homes, 1 public bridge
- Clarke – 20 homes
- Forest– 29 homes
- Harrison – 3 homes; 3 public buildings
- Jefferson – 3 homes; 1 public road
- Madison – 15 homes
- Newton – 16 homes
- Sharkey– 19 homes, 2 farms, 1 public bridge
- Sunflower – 1 home
- Wilkinson – 3 public roads
MEMA encourages residents who’ve sustained damage after a 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
