Series 243: Natural Disaster Files. 1966-1989. Emergency Management Agency. (RG 35).

Files containing information on natural disasters in Mississippi, including tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, storms, train derailments, chemical mishaps, and fires. Included are correspondence of civil defense workers on disasters and disaster planning, descriptions of damage from severe weather, copies of emergency duty operational logs maintained during disaster situations, National Weather Service bulletins, Corps of Engineer reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, state executive orders, and requests for Federal disaster designations and relief funds. Files on the 1987 flood in Warren County and 1987 tornado in Adams County contain photographs of the damage. Also included are after action reports on Hurricanes Becky, Camille, Carmen, Edith, Eloise, Florence, Gilbert, Inez, Juan and Laurie. Arrangement is alphabetical by folder topic.