MEMA updates damage numbers from Dec. 13-14 storms

PEARL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is continuing to work with counties to assess damage from the severe weather on Dec. 13-14.

Statewide, counties have reported 111 homes damaged. Those numbers could change during the validation process.

Additionally, four injuries, three in Sharkey and one in Hinds, have been reported as weather-related to MEMA.

The following counties report some damage to homes, ranging from affected to destroyed:

• Adams- 5 homes, 1 public bridge
• Clarke – 20 homes
• Forrest- 29 homes
• Harrison – 3 homes; 3 public buildings
• Jefferson – 3 homes; 1 public road
• Madison – 15 homes
• Newton – 16 homes
• Sharkey– 19 homes, 2 farms, 1 public bridge
• Sunflower – 1 home
• Wilkinson – 3 public roads

*(These numbers are preliminary and may change through the assessment process.)

MEMA encourages residents who’ve sustained damage after a severe weather event to do the following:

• File an insurance claim
• Take photos of the damage to the home
• Report damage to county/MEMA via the self-report tool

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