President Approves Aid for Mississippi Tornado Survivors

President approves aid for Mississippi tornado survivors

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) announced his request for Individual Assistance and Public Assistance for counties affected by the March 14-15 tornado outbreak was approved by President Donald Trump. The governor initially requested the aid in early April. During the outbreak, Mississippi experienced 18 tornadoes, severe storms, flooding, and straight-line winds. Seven deaths were attributed to those storms. Eleven countie…

President Trump approves federal aid for Mississippi after March tornado outbreak

Mississippi’s federal disaster assistance request was approved more than two months after 18 tornadoes ripped through the state.

Trump approves Nebraska disaster declaration for mid-March winter storms

LINCOLN — President Donald Trump this week approved a federal disaster declaration for mid-March winter storms in Nebraska with damage estimates exceeding $64 million. Gov. Jim Pillen announced that Trump had signed the April 11 request this week. The federal…

Uncertainty About Federal Disaster Aid Looms As Storms Roll In

The power to grant a disaster declaration and access to the FEMA assistance programs for states hit by storms lies solely in the hands of President Trump, who wants to scale back FEMA and pass recovery costs to states. State officials say they're not ready to take on that burden. The post Uncertainty About Federal Disaster Aid Looms As Storms Roll In appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

President Trump approves request for storm assistance in MS

MISSISSIPPI (WCBI) – President Donald Trump approved Governor Tate Reeves’ request for Individual and Public Assistance for the counties that were affected by the March 14 and March 15 storms. Seventeen counties were approved for Public Assistance and eleven for Individual Assistance. Public Assistance was approved for Calhoun, Carroll, Covington, Grenada, Humphreys, Issaquena, Itawamba, Jefferson Davis, Lee, Leflore, Marion, Pike, Prentiss, Sha…

Long-awaited tornado assistance approved

Long-awaited tornado assistance approved MattWilliamson Fri, 05/23/2025 - 03:14 PM President Donald Trump has approved Mississippi’s request for federal assistance in the aftermath of March's deadly tornado outbreak that killed seven people, including four in Walthall County. Read more about Long-awaited tornado assistance approved Read more about Long-awaited tornado assistance approved 250 views