
A Hattiesburg, Miss., resident walks through a tornado damaged neighborhood Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, after cutting away branches blocking a senior citizen's entrance to her home following a Sunday afternoon tornado that caused damage throughout the South Mississippi college town. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Marion and Wayne counties were named disaster areas on Friday. Forrest and Lamar counties had already been given the designation.
Bryant says in a news release that the designation provides "important grants to families and individuals as they begin the difficult process of cleaning up from these storms."
