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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING

DR-4317-MO affected Carter County, Missouri. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4317-MO
Declared
Jun 2, 2017
DR
Public assistance
$10.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
255
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$6.8M
Roads and Bridges$1.8M
Debris Removal$816K
Emergency Protective Measures$481K
Utilities$142K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$54K
Total PA obligated$10.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.6M
Renter-approved dollars$224K
Intake IHP dollars$3.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$3.6M
Tracked registrations255
About this declaration

What DR-4317-MO means

DR-4317-MO is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Carter County, Missouri, with an incident window starting Apr 28, 2017 through May 11, 2017. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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.