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Hickory County, Missouri

Hickory County recorded 15 federal major disaster declarations since FY2000 (through FY2026), the federal government's fullest response to an event. Alongside those sit 6 emergency declarations and 0 fire management declarations, 21 in all. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Highlighted: Hickory County, MO

Totals: FY2000 to FY2026 · Page last rebuilt Oct 26, 2026 · the current in-progress fiscal year is not included in totals

15
Major disasters
6
Emergency declarations
0
Fire management grants
21
All declarations on record
Aug 2026
Most recent
$371K
Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Hickory County runs between 2002 and 2026, covering 21 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding in 2026. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, severe ice storm, and flood. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated $371,458 in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

Past 12 months

Recent declarations and aid so far

Hickory County has been named in 1 federal declaration in the past 12 months. The figures are what FEMA has reported for Hickory County to date and grow as recovery continues. It falls in a complete fiscal year and is counted in the totals above.

DeclarationDeclaredHouseholds approvedIndividual AssistancePublic Assistance obligated
DR-4929-MOMajor disaster · Severe StormAug 3, 2026Incident period Jun 4 to 18, 2026None reportedNone reportedNone reported yet

Individual Assistance is FEMA's Individuals and Households Program, from OpenFEMA's Housing Assistance data for owners and renters. Public Assistance is the obligated federal share from OpenFEMA's grant award activity, which usually starts posting weeks to months after a declaration. Select a declaration number to open its full event profile, with the same figures for every place it covers.

Risk and vulnerability context

Historical declarations show what has happened here. These national datasets add context about underlying natural-hazard risk and community vulnerability.

County FIPS 29085
CDC / ATSDR

Social Vulnerability Index

2022 county-level SVI
61.6
overall percentile nationally

Approximately 61.6% of U.S. counties have an equal or lower overall SVI ranking.

Socioeconomic status96.7
Household characteristics61.8
Racial and ethnic minority status10.4
Housing type and transportation13.0

Higher percentiles indicate greater relative social vulnerability within the CDC SVI framework. CDC SVI documentation

FEMA

National Risk Index

December 2025
23.5
overall risk score
Very Low
Expected annual loss$5.5MVery Low
NRI social vulnerability81.7Very High
Community resilience5.7Very Low

The NRI combines expected annual loss, social vulnerability, and community resilience to describe relative natural-hazard risk. FEMA NRI documentation

About these measures: CDC Social Vulnerability Index and FEMA National Risk Index Social Vulnerability are separate measures built with different methods. They are shown side by side for context and should not be interpreted as equivalent scores.

Federal Public Assistance obligated

$371K has been obligated to Hickory County in Public Assistance since FY2000.

$371K followed major disasters other than COVID-19.

Obligated is the committed share, not necessarily spent, and can be revised as projects close out.

Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

CategoryProjectsFederal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)14$297,015
Emergency protective measures(B)19$49,732
Debris removal(A)5$19,607
Buildings and equipment(E)2$4,809
Management costs(Z)1$294
All categories41$371,457

Recovery funding, how fast it came

For each disaster, the wait from the declaration to the first federal obligation (amber), then the federal share obligating after that (teal), on a shared 2-year scale. Typical wait to the first obligation here: about 94 days. An obligation is the federal share committed to the recipient state, not funds disbursed to the locality, which comes later and is not shown.

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2019$6K
393 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding 2015$256K
242 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm 2011$29K
69 days to first federal obligation
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding 2009$37K
96 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms 2007$6K
57 days to first federal obligation
Severe Winter Storms And Flooding 2007$17K
92 days to first federal obligation
Declared1 yr2 yr

Assistance to households (Individual Assistance)

FEMA Individual Assistance to households in this jurisdiction, combined across the Housing Assistance owner and renter programs. Valid registrations are households that applied within a designated Individual Assistance area; approved counts and dollars are the households FEMA found eligible under the Individuals and Households Program. Figures are self-reported and drawn from NEMIS through OpenFEMA, not audited, and Individual Assistance exists only for disasters where it was designated, so many jurisdictions show none.

93
valid registrations
31
households approved
$177,453
total IHP approved
Assistance typeApproved amount
Repair and replacement$68,462
Rental assistance$9,576
Other needs$99,415

Hazard mitigation, what has been funded here

Federal Hazard Mitigation Assistance obligated to this jurisdiction to reduce future disaster losses, across the FEMA mitigation programs. This is the record of past mitigation investment a local hazard mitigation plan documents. Figures are federal share obligated, reported through OpenFEMA and not audited, and are separate from the Public Assistance funding above.

$3,435,609
federal mitigation share
2
funded projects
2
properties mitigated
ProgramProjectsFederal share obligated
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program(HMGP)2$3,435,609

State declarations (governor)

Emergency declarations issued by the governor of this state, which are separate from and usually precede a federal declaration. A declaration is listed here when NOAA Storm Events recorded reports of the matched hazard in this jurisdiction while the order was in effect. That is evidence of local impact during a declared state emergency. It is not a statement that the governor named this jurisdiction in the order, since most state declarations apply statewide and name no localities at all. Hazard categories come from the order text. Damage figures are NOAA storm report estimates for this jurisdiction only, not the cost of the declaration.

19
state declarations with local storm evidence
68
statewide on record

Archive coverage for Missouri: 2000-present Secretary of State year indexes and legal order text

SignedOrderDeclarationHazards reported hereReported damage
May 21, 201919-08Gov. Michael Parson declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated due to severe weather that began on April 29, 2019. (May 21)Thunderstorm Wind$3,000,000
Mar 7, 201717-08Gov. Eric Greitens declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated due to severe weather that began on March 6, 2017. (Mar. 7)Hail, Thunderstorm Wind, Tornado$32,000
Dec 27, 201515-10Gov. Jay Nixon declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated due to severe weather that began on December 22, 2015. (Dec. 27)Heavy RainNot reported
Jun 18, 201515-03Gov. Jay Nixon declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated due to severe weather that began on May 15, 2015. (June 18)Flash FloodNot reported
Apr 3, 201414-04Gov. Jay Nixon declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated due to severe weather that began on April 2, 2014. (Apr. 3)Hail, Thunderstorm WindNot reported
Aug 6, 201313-11Gov. Jay Nixon declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated due to severe weather that began on August 2, 2013. (Aug. 6)Flash FloodNot reported
May 31, 201313-10Gov. Jay Nixon declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated due to severe weather that began on May 29, 2013. (May 31)HailNot reported
Apr 10, 201313-06Gov. Jay Nixon declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated in response to severe weather that began on April 10, 2013. (Apr. 10)HailNot reported
Feb 29, 201212-03Gov. Jay Nixon declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated due to severe weather that began on February 28, 2012. (Feb. 29)Hail, Thunderstorm Wind$5,000
May 8, 200909-19Gov. Jay Nixon declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated in response to severe weather that began on May 8, 2009. (May 8)Flash FloodNot reported
Apr 1, 200808-14Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated in response to severe weather that began on March 31, 2008. (Apr. 1)Flash Flood, Thunderstorm Wind, Tornado$30,000
Mar 18, 200808-10Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated in response to severe weather that began on March 17, 2008. (Mar. 18)Flash FloodNot reported
May 7, 200707-18Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated in response to severe weather that began on May 5, 2007. (May 7)Flash FloodNot reported
Apr 3, 200606-17Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated in response to severe weather that began on March 8, 2006. (Apr. 3)Thunderstorm WindNot reported
Apr 3, 200606-16Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated in response to severe weather that began March 29, 2006. (Apr. 3)Thunderstorm WindNot reported
Apr 3, 200606-14Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated in response to severe weather that began on April 2, 2006. (Apr. 3)Thunderstorm WindNot reported
Mar 13, 200606-12Gov. Matt Blunt declares a State of Emergency and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated in response to the severe weather that began on March 11, 2006. (Mar. 13)Tornado$1,000,000
May 5, 200303-12Gov. Bob Holden declares a State of Emergency due to severe weather beginning on May 4, 2003, and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated. (May 5)Hail, Thunderstorm Wind, TornadoNot reported
Mar 10, 200000-05Gov. Mel Carnahan declares a State of Emergency in the South Central Region of Missouri in response to wildfires and directs the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan be activated. (Mar. 10)Wildfire$20,000

Source: state executive order archives collected by DisasterData Plus, joined to NOAA Storm Events. See the Plus overview for per-state coverage and method.

Most common hazards

Every declaration on record

Major disaster (DR). The big one. Opens the full toolbox: repair money for public infrastructure, help for households, and mitigation funding to reduce the next loss.

Emergency (EM). Narrower and usually faster, for protective work before or during an incident. Capped, and rarely brings household assistance. Nearly every county has one from COVID-19.

Fire management (FM). Cost sharing to fight a wildfire as it burns. Not a disaster declaration, and it does not open recovery programs.

Showing 21 declarations

DateNumberTypeHazardTitle
Aug 3, 2026DR-4929-MODRSevere StormSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jul 9, 2020DR-4552-MODRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Mar 26, 2020DR-4490-MODRBiologicalCovid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020EM-3482-MOEMBiologicalCovid-19
Jul 9, 2019DR-4451-MODRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jan 21, 2016DR-4250-MODRFloodSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Jan 2, 2016EM-3374-MOEMFloodSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Aug 7, 2015DR-4238-MODRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
Mar 23, 2011DR-1961-MODRSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Snowstorm
Feb 3, 2011EM-3317-MOEMSevere StormSevere Winter Storm
Jun 19, 2009DR-1847-MODRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jan 30, 2009EM-3303-MOEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storm
Mar 19, 2008DR-1749-MODRSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding
Dec 27, 2007DR-1736-MODRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Dec 12, 2007EM-3281-MOEMSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms
Jan 15, 2007DR-1676-MODRSevere Ice StormSevere Winter Storms And Flooding
Mar 16, 2006DR-1631-MODRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
Sep 10, 2005EM-3232-MOEMHurricaneHurricane Katrina Evacuation
Jun 11, 2004DR-1524-MODRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 6, 2003DR-1463-MODRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 6, 2002DR-1412-MODRSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding
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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Missouri's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30). Declarations from the fiscal year still in progress are listed in the tables on this page but are not counted in the totals until the year is complete. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.

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