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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4250-MO affected Cole County, Missouri. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4250-MO
Declared
Jan 21, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$4.2M
Project obligations
Registrations
23
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.3M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.2M
Section 324 Management Costs$1.1M
Debris Removal$317K
Roads and Bridges$267K
Total PA obligated$4.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$47K
Renter-approved dollars$8K
Intake IHP dollars$111K
Validated phase 2 dollars$111K
Tracked registrations23
About this declaration

What DR-4250-MO means

DR-4250-MO is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cole County, Missouri, with an incident window starting Dec 23, 2015 through Jan 9, 2016. 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 Cole County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.