Disaster relief · Covington County, MS

Disaster declarations and IRS tax relief in Covington County, Mississippi

Yes: FEMA lists 4 federal disaster declarations for Covington County since October 30, 2024; the latest is DR-4930-MS (Tropical Storm Arthur), declared August 3, 2026.

Covington County, MSChecked Oct 30, 2026

Disaster declarations and tax relief

Individual assistance for households: yes (DR-4874-MS); the last date to apply under DR-4874-MS was July 22, 2025.

IRS: federal tax deadlines are postponed to February 1, 2027 for Covington County (notice MS-2026-03).

4FEMA declarations since Oct 30, 2024

YesFEMA individual assistance declared

Feb 1, 2027IRS postponed deadline

Aug 3, 2026latest FEMA declaration

Official notices, not advice. This page reports what FEMA and the IRS have published. Whether a postponed deadline or a FEMA program applies to you depends on where you live or do business and on your situation: check with the IRS or a tax professional, and apply for FEMA help only through DisasterAssistance.gov, FEMA's official site.

FEMA declarations for Covington County

Federal disaster declarations since October 30, 2024 that include Covington County, newest first, with the programs FEMA declared for this county.

Declaration	Type	Incident period	Declared	Programs here
DR-4930-MS Tropical Storm Arthur	Major disaster Tropical Storm	Jun 18, 2026 – Jun 20, 2026	Aug 3, 2026	Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no
DR-4899-MS Severe Winter Storm	Major disaster Winter Storm	Jan 23, 2026 – Jan 27, 2026	Feb 6, 2026	Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no
EM-3640-MS Severe Winter Storm	Emergency Winter Storm	Jan 23, 2026 – Jan 27, 2026	Jan 24, 2026	Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: no
DR-4874-MS Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding	Major disaster Severe Storm	Mar 14, 2025 – Mar 15, 2025	May 21, 2025	Individual aid: yes Public aid: yes Mitigation: no

IRS tax relief for Covington County

IRS disaster notices since October 30, 2024 that name Covington County or cover all of Mississippi, newest first.

Open MS-2026-03 · published Aug 7, 2026 · updated Aug 21, 2026

Tropical Storm Arthur: deadlines postponed to February 1, 2027

“These taxpayers now have until Feb. 1, 2027, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.”

“Following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), individuals and households that reside or have a business in Covington, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, Stone, and Wayne counties qualify for tax relief.”

8 counties named in the notice: Covington County, George County, Greene County, Hancock County, Harrison County, Pearl River County, Stone County, Wayne County.

The relief follows a FEMA disaster declaration. The new date has not passed yet (as of Oct 30, 2026). Read the IRS release MS-2026-03.

Deadline passed MS-2026-01 · published Apr 14, 2026 · updated Apr 14, 2026

Severe winter storm: deadlines postponed to June 8, 2026

“These taxpayers now have until June 8, 2026, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.”

“Following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), individuals and households that reside or have a business in Mississippi qualify for tax relief.”

The notice covers the whole state or territory.

The relief follows a FEMA disaster declaration. The new date has passed (as of Oct 30, 2026). Read the IRS release MS-2026-01.

Deadline passed MS-2025-01 · published Jun 11, 2025

Severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding: deadlines postponed to November 3, 2025

“These taxpayers now have until Nov. 3, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.”

“Following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), individuals and households that reside or have a business in Calhoun, Carroll, Covington, Davis, Grenada, Humphreys, Issaquena, Itawamba, Jefferson Davis, Lee, Leflore, Marion, Montgomery, Pike, Prentiss, Sharkey, Smith, Walthall, and Washington counties qualify for tax relief.”

18 counties named in the notice: Calhoun County, Carroll County, Covington County, Grenada County, Humphreys County, Issaquena County, Itawamba County, Jefferson Davis County, Lee County, Leflore County, Marion County, Montgomery County, Pike County, Prentiss County, Sharkey County, Smith County, Walthall County, Washington County.

The notice also names “Davis”, which we could not match to a county in the Census list (for example an independent city or a name spelled differently): read the official list in the IRS release.

The relief follows a FEMA disaster declaration. The new date has passed (as of Oct 30, 2026). Read the IRS release MS-2025-01.

Official links

DisasterAssistance.gov: FEMA's official site to apply for individual assistance or check an application.
IRS: Tax relief in disaster situations, the list of every IRS disaster notice, and the IRS FAQs for disaster victims.
IRS release MS-2026-03: Tropical Storm Arthur
IRS release MS-2026-01: Severe winter storm
IRS release MS-2025-01: Severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding

Flood insurance in Mississippi: NFIP home policies cost a median $1,240 a year (39,525 homes insured on August 31, 2026). Most homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. See flood insurance costs in Mississippi.

Other counties in Mississippi

All declarations and IRS notices for Mississippi

Where this comes from

FEMA OpenFEMA – Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2): every federal disaster declaration with the counties and programs it covers. We read the declarations made since October 30, 2024. FEMA describes this dataset as raw data from its emergency management system, "subject to a small percentage of human error".
IRS: Tax relief in disaster situations and the IRS news releases it lists for 2026 and 2025.
IRS news release MS-2026-03, published Aug 7, 2026, updated Aug 21, 2026.
IRS news release MS-2026-01, published Apr 14, 2026, updated Apr 14, 2026.
IRS news release MS-2025-01, published Jun 11, 2025.

Read by our script on October 30, 2026 at 21:33 UTC; we check for new declarations and IRS notices every week. Check the raw FEMA records yourself: OpenFEMA API (JSON). Sentences in quotation marks are copied from the IRS releases.