SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1980-MO affected Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1980-MO

Declared

May 9, 2011

Public assistance

$1.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

239

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$460K

Roads and Bridges$423K

Debris Removal$121K

Water Control Facilities$98K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$16K

Buildings and Equipment$14K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5K

Total PA obligated$1.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$225K

Renter-approved dollars$41K

Intake IHP dollars$532K

Validated phase 2 dollars$532K

Tracked registrations239

About this declaration

What DR-1980-MO means

DR-1980-MO is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, with an incident window starting Apr 19, 2011 through Jun 6, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Cape Girardeau County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.