A request for a major disaster declaration for Missouri in response to severe storms and tornadoes in April and May has been approved by President Trump.
Governor Mike Kehoe said on social media that the president called him Monday night to let him know of the approval.
Public assistance federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency is available to the state and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis in Barry, Greene, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton and Washington Counties. That funding supports the repair, restoration and protection of critical public infrastructure and services, according to the Greene County Office of Emergency Management.
The City of St. Louis, St. Louis County and Scott County, which received damage from severe storms, including tornadoes, on May 16, are also included in the declaration, but individual as well as public assistance are available in those areas.
Winds of up to 95 mph along with tornadoes moved through parts of southwest Missouri on April 29, causing widespread long-lasting power outages, uprooting trees and damaging buildings.
Kehoe said he'll release additional information on FEMA assistance as it becomes available.
For more information on the federal disaster declaration process, visit this link.
For additional resources and information about disaster recovery in Missouri, please visit recovery.mo.gov.
