FEMADR-4872-MOMajor disasterDeclared May 21, 2025
DR-4872-MO: Missouri Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Missouri (DR-4872-MO) on May 21, 2025 for the incident of March 30, 2025 to April 8, 2025; it covers 27 designated areas. FEMA had approved $2.9 million for 257 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $20.9 million in Public Assistance (as of September 25, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4872-MO (also written FEMA-4872-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Missouri
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
- Incident period
- March 30, 2025 to April 8, 2025
- Declared
- May 21, 2025
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the third of 6 major disaster declarations for Missouri in 2025
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- December 22, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bollinger (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cape Girardeau (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carter (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cooper (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Douglas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dunklin (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Howell (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Iron (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Maries (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mississippi (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| New Madrid (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Oregon (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ozark (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pemiscot (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Reynolds (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ripley (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Shannon (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Ste. Genevieve (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Stoddard (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Texas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Vernon (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | Yes | — | — |
| Wayne (County) | Yes | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | 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?
257households approved for help (IHP)
$2.9 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$2.4 millionof it for housing
$573,667of it for other needs
$20.9 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, 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.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4872. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on December 22, 2025.