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

DR-4250-MO affected Jefferson 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

Public assistance

$663K

Project obligations

Registrations

716

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$258K

Debris Removal$165K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$76K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$71K

Utilities$46K

Buildings and Equipment$41K

Roads and Bridges$6K

Total PA obligated$663K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$3.8M

Renter-approved dollars$640K

Intake IHP dollars$8.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$8.8M

Tracked registrations716

About this declaration

What DR-4250-MO means

DR-4250-MO is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jefferson 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 Jefferson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.