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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1749-MO affected Carter County, Missouri. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1749-MO
Declared
Mar 19, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$850K
Project obligations
Registrations
85
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$831K
Buildings and Equipment$10K
Debris Removal$4K
Emergency Protective Measures$3K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K
Total PA obligated$850K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$175K
Renter-approved dollars$14K
Intake IHP dollars$378K
Validated phase 2 dollars$378K
Tracked registrations85
About this declaration

What DR-1749-MO means

DR-1749-MO is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Carter County, Missouri, with an incident window starting Mar 17, 2008 through May 9, 2008. 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 Carter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.