FEMADR-4855-MOMajor disasterDeclared January 1, 2025
DR-4855-MO: Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Missouri (DR-4855-MO) on January 1, 2025 for the incident of November 3, 2024 to November 9, 2024; it covers 14 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $21.7 million in Public Assistance (as of September 25, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4855-MO (also written FEMA-4855-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Missouri
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding
- Incident period
- November 3, 2024 to November 9, 2024
- Declared
- January 1, 2025
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the first of 6 major disaster declarations for Missouri in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dent (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Howell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Oregon (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ozark (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Phelps (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Reynolds (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Shannon (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Texas (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wright (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?
$21.7 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$1.2 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of September 25, 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/4855. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.