FEMA approves $11M in expedited emergency response funds for Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana

FEMA Approves $11M in Aid for Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana After Winter Storm Fern

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday that it will deliver more than $11 million in combined emergency-assistance funding to Mississippi, Tennessee and Louisiana to expedite immediate disaster response following a debilitating winter storm. The post FEMA Approves $11M in Expedited Aid for Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana After Winter Storm Fern appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

FEMA approves $11M in expedited emergency response funds for Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana

Ice coats a Nashville power line after Winter Storm Fern glazed Middle Tennessee with ice on Jan. 23 and 24, 2026, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity.  (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday that it will deliver more than $11 million in combined emergency assistance funding to Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana to expedite immediate disaster response following a debilita…

'Mississippi does a lot of things right': Secretary Noem discusses state's response to winter storm

A week and a half after Winter Storm Fern devastated regions of Mississippi, its impact is still being felt with a growing death toll, widespread power outages, and limited access to some roadways. The devastation sustained and the ongoing response by local leaders prompted a visit by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday afternoon. Noem, the former Republican South Dakota governor who now heads the department that oversees the Feder…

Disaster relief volunteers work in Mississippi after winter storm, in Alabama after tornado, winds

David Hendon said at the Alabama Baptist Disaster Relief command center in Greenville, Mississippi, the calls for help just keep coming. “I haven’t seen them with the phone down yet,” he said of the volunteers in the office set up at Emmanuel Baptist Church. “It’s been ringing off the hook.” Greenville and the surrounding rural communities were hit hard in late January by Winter Storm Fern, which covered the area in ice, toppled trees, left thou…