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22 counties report damage after severe weather hits Mississippi

By Sethanie Smith Apr 8, 2025 | 12:41 PM

PEARL, Miss. (WJTV) – Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) said 22 counties have reported damage due to the severe weather that struck the state on April 2-6, 2025.

To date, the agency has recorded damage to 332 homes, 15 businesses, and 15 farms across 22 counties. Of the homes affected, 50 were destroyed, while 57 sustained major damage.

The shelter in Marshall County will close on April 8, 2025. The American Red Cross will continue to feed survivors at Slayden Baptist Church (2535 Highway 72) and Hudsonville C.M.E. (778 Slayden Road) in Marshall County. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief continues to help remove debris on private property in impacted counties.

The following 22 counties have submitted official damage reports to MEMA:

  • Alcorn – 9 homes
  • Benton – 16 homes
  • Bolivar – 1 home, 1 business
  • Desoto – 12 homes
  • Forrest – 32 homes, 4 businesses
  • Hinds – 6 homes
  • Jackson – damage assessments ongoing
  • Jasper – 29 homes, 4 farms, 1 death
  • Kemper – 2 homes, 1 farm, 1 business
  • Lafayette – 17 homes
  • Lowndes – damage assessments ongoing
  • Marshall – 100 homes, 2 businesses, 1 injured
  • Pontotoc – 24 homes, 1 business, 5 farms, 1 injured
  • Prentiss – damage assessments ongoing
  • Smith – 11 homes
  • Sunflower – 4 homes, 1 business   
  • Tallahatchie – 6 homes
  • Tate – 49 homes, 1 farm, 2 injured
  • Tippah – 14 homes, 2 farms, 3 injured
  • Tunica – 2 farms
  • Union – 5 farms
  • Quitman – damage assessments ongoing

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 their county/MEMA via the self-report tool.

If citizens have immediate, unmet needs, they are encouraged to contact their county emergency management agency. A list of those county contacts can be found online.