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Disaster detail

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

DR-4250-MO affected Newton 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
$658K
Project obligations
Registrations
102
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$451K
Utilities$86K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$60K
Debris Removal$49K
Buildings and Equipment$6K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Emergency Protective Measures$3K
Total PA obligated$658K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$204K
Renter-approved dollars$35K
Intake IHP dollars$480K
Validated phase 2 dollars$480K
Tracked registrations102
About this declaration

What DR-4250-MO means

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