$11 million in federal relief is headed to Mississippi after a severe weather outbreak in early May, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday afternoon.
“I just spoke with Governor Tate Reeves, and informed him that the Great State of Mississippi has been approved to be given $11 Million Dollars in Disaster Declaration Request for Severe Storms, Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Thank you for your attention to this matter,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Reeves thanked the president in a social media post, writing, “Great talk with [President Trump] today – I really appreciate his approval of my federal disaster request from the May 6 storms. President Trump loves the people of Mississippi!”
Great talk with @POTUS today –
I really appreciate his approval of my federal disaster request from the May 6 storms.President Trump loves the people of Mississippi!! https://t.co/tgRYQ1RMfq
— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) June 30, 2026
Tuesday’s announcement comes weeks after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith during a subcommittee hearing that Trump had accepted the request but was awaiting a final damage assessment to determine the amount of federal assistance the state would receive.
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, and the rest of Mississippi’s congressional delegation – including the state’s lone Democratic member, U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson – urged the president to approve the request in a letter sent shortly after the storms.
The severe weather outbreak on May 6-7 produced eight tornadoes, injured 26 people, and damaged or destroyed more than 425 homes and businesses. The affected counties were Franklin, Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, Marion, and Wilkinson.