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FEMADR-4238-MOMajor disasterDeclared August 7, 2015

DR-4238-MO: Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Missouri (DR-4238-MO) on August 7, 2015 for the incident of May 15, 2015 to July 27, 2015; it covers 76 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $50.8 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-4238-MO (also written FEMA-4238-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
Missouri
Incident
Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
Incident period
May 15, 2015 to July 27, 2015
Declared
August 7, 2015
Programs declared
Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
7
Place in the year
the only major disaster declaration for Missouri in 2015
Status
closed out on July 12, 2021

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Which areas are covered, and for what?

Designated areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Adair (County)—YesYes
Andrew (County)—YesYes
Atchison (County)—YesYes
Audrain (County)—YesYes
Barry (County)—YesYes
Bates (County)—YesYes
Benton (County)—YesYes
Buchanan (County)—YesYes
Caldwell (County)—YesYes
Camden (County)—YesYes
Chariton (County)—YesYes
Christian (County)—YesYes
Clark (County)—YesYes
Clay (County)—YesYes
Clinton (County)—YesYes
Cole (County)—YesYes
Crawford (County)—YesYes
Dade (County)—YesYes
Dallas (County)—YesYes
Daviess (County)—YesYes
DeKalb (County)—YesYes
Douglas (County)—YesYes
Gentry (County)—YesYes
Harrison (County)—YesYes
Henry (County)—YesYes
Hickory (County)—YesYes
Holt (County)—YesYes
Jackson (County)—YesYes
Jefferson (County)—YesYes
Johnson (County)—YesYes
Knox (County)—YesYes
Laclede (County)—YesYes
Lafayette (County)—YesYes
Lewis (County)—YesYes
Lincoln (County)—YesYes
Linn (County)—YesYes
Livingston (County)—YesYes
Macon (County)—YesYes
Maries (County)—YesYes
Marion (County)—YesYes
McDonald (County)—YesYes
Miller (County)—YesYes
Moniteau (County)—YesYes
Monroe (County)—YesYes
Montgomery (County)—YesYes
Morgan (County)—YesYes
New Madrid (County)—YesYes
Nodaway (County)—YesYes
Oregon (County)—YesYes
Osage (County)—YesYes
Ozark (County)—YesYes
Pemiscot (County)—YesYes
Perry (County)—YesYes
Pettis (County)—YesYes
Phelps (County)—YesYes
Pike (County)—YesYes
Platte (County)—YesYes
Polk (County)—YesYes
Putnam (County)—YesYes
Ralls (County)—YesYes
Ray (County)—YesYes
Saline (County)—YesYes
Schuyler (County)—YesYes
Scotland (County)—YesYes
Shannon (County)—YesYes
Shelby (County)—YesYes
St. Clair (County)—YesYes
Ste. Genevieve (County)—YesYes
Stone (County)—YesYes
Sullivan (County)—YesYes
Taney (County)—YesYes
Texas (County)—YesYes
Washington (County)—YesYes
Webster (County)—YesYes
Worth (County)—YesYes
Wright (County)—YesYes

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?

$50.8 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$10.2 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated

Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.

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/4238. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.