US EditionWeeks After Ice Storm in Northeast Mississippi, 25,000 Still without Power: "It's a Lot Worse than We Thought"
State agencies report 27,500 power outages remain with 49 warming centers open as damage assessments continue across 51 counties.
- On Feb. 4, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency reported at least 28 deaths and damage to 438 homes, 30 businesses, and 23 farms from Winter Storm Fern.
- In late January, the storm knocked down power lines and trees, making roads impassable and especially impacting the South, which is less equipped for snow and ice.
- Local residents described severe hardship, noting the Golden family of Taylor, Mississippi, bought a $400 generator and Tambra Golden said `We wasn't expecting it to be this bad` while Oxford-area volunteers fed up to 600 people per day.
- The Mississippi Senate voted Feb. 3 to appropriate $20 million for disaster recovery while Governor Tate Reeves requested a major disaster declaration and senators urged federal aid.
- Schools across the region remain closed, and counties continue conducting damage assessments while residents are urged to use the MSEMA.org self-report tool as recovery continues in the coming months.
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MEMA urges people to document damage.
Mississippi residents who suffered storm damage during the ice storm earlier this month are urged to document their damage. Residents can self-report damage through the self-report tool at MSEMA.org, which helps the state document the extent of damage and the number of people impacted by the storm. Tragically, additional deaths have been reported, bringing the statewide total to 28. Counties continue to conduct damage assessments as FEMA, state,…
Holly Springs activist helps aid MS ice storm victims
MARSHALL COUNTY, Miss. -- The impact of the January ice storm is still being felt by many in North Mississippi as crews work to restore power and get help to those living in the cold. It's been a waiting game. Residents are waiting for power to be restored, for tree limbs to be removed, and [...]
Miss. Senators commit to long recovery as Mississippi overcomes winter storm fern
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today affirmed their readiness to support additional federal aid to Mississippi as the state continues cleaning up and assessing damage caused by Winter Storm Fern. Wicker and Hyde-Smith on Wednesday delivered floor speeches a day after Governor Tate Reeves submitted a request for a major emergency disaster declaration for the state. In their remarks, the Senators cited the tra…
Communities Outside West Tennessee Still Recovering
CORINTH, Miss. — The Town of Corinth in Alcorn County, Mississippi was among one of the hardest hit areas across the Mid-South after last month’s winter storm crippled much of North Mississippi and southern West Tennessee with destructive ice accumulations. At one point, all 19,100 customers in Alcorn County were without power. Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves visited the area recently and declared it a disaster area. Alcorn County Electric Po…
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