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

DR-4250-MO affected McDonald 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

$368K

Project obligations

Registrations

127

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$213K

Utilities$50K

Debris Removal$35K

Buildings and Equipment$30K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$23K

Emergency Protective Measures$12K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$6K

Total PA obligated$368K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$289K

Renter-approved dollars$72K

Intake IHP dollars$722K

Validated phase 2 dollars$722K

Tracked registrations127

About this declaration

What DR-4250-MO means

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