MADISON, Miss. –Mississippi survivors who applied for FEMA assistance following the April 8-11, 2024, severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding should stay in touch with the agency to update their application details with any new information. Missing or outdated material could delay an application.
Information that may need to be updated could include:
- Your current housing situation, phone number or mailing address
- Adding or removing the name of a person designated to speak for you
- Adding or changing names of household members and number of people living in the home
- Correcting or verifying home and property damage
- Updating your payment preference
Survivors can update their information by:
- Calling the Helpline at 800-621-3362. If you use a relay service such as VRS, captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service.
- Going online to DisasterAssistance.gov
Survivors can apply for FEMA assistance by going online to DisasterAssistance.gov, downloading the FEMA mobile app or calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. If you use video relay service, captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service.
For the latest information on recovery from the April tornadoes, visit msema.org and www.fema.gov/disaster/4790. On X/Twitter follow MEMA @MSEMA and FEMA Region 4@femaregion4.