Disaster Relief:

Tornado, Wind Damage and
Flood Relief Information

North Mississippi Rural Legal Services (NMRLS) is available to help residents of north Mississippi with legal issues resulting from your loss related to the recent tornadoes, strong winds and flooding that have devastated the South. Please call our Call Center Hotline from Monday through Thursday from 9:30am to 3:30pm. Please stress early in the intake if your issue is the result of the tornadoes, winds and/or flooding. The Call Center number is:

Also, if you are able to do so, go by the office nearest you. Again, stress that  your issue is the result of the tornadoes, winds and/or flooding. Click here for the list of offices near you.

If you know people affected by the tornadoes, winds and/or flooding that do not have Internet access, please let them know that NMRLS is here to help.

The town of Smithville, MS in Monroe County suffered severe damage and at least 13 deaths after an EF5 tornado flattened homes and businesses. NMRLS is working with other organizations in Smithville to help provide relief for it residents. Click here for images from Smithville.

Insurance Premium Moratorium for Policyholders in Impacted Areas from MS Insurance Department. Click here for Information.

The following is a list of links to other sites and other organizations that should be helpful:

After Hurricane Katrina the ABA and MS Bar Young Lawyers Division prepared a manual for volunteers to use in providing legal assistance to survivors of Katrina. The materials are useful and may provide you some guidance in answering questions arising from the recent weather damages. A good bit of the info is not applicable such as the toll free line set up in 2005. At this point there is no information on whether the ABA will contract with YLD to provide services similar to that provided in 2005. However, the legal principles  as set out in the manual are basically still sound and applicable. Click here for the manual.