FEMADR-407-MOMajor disasterDeclared November 1, 1973
DR-407-MO: Missouri Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Missouri (DR-407-MO) on November 1, 1973 for the incident of November 1, 1973 to November 1, 1973; it covers 36 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-407-MO (also written FEMA-407-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Missouri
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- November 1, 1973 to November 1, 1973
- Declared
- November 1, 1973
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Missouri in 1973
- Status
- closed out on December 23, 1976
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Andrew (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Atchison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Buchanan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Caldwell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Callaway (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chariton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clinton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cole (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cooper (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Daviess (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| DeKalb (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Gentry (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Holt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lewis (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Livingston (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Macon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mercer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Moniteau (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nodaway (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Platte (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ray (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Saline (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Schuyler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Scotland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Worth (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/407. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.