JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved Missouri’s request for a major disaster declaration for 34 Missouri counties heavily impacted by dangerous flash flooding, tornadoes, and intense straight-line winds from June 4-18, 2026.
“We thank President Trump for approving Missouri’s major disaster declaration for communities across the state – northwest, northeast, central, southwest and southeast Missouri – and greatly appreciate our congressional delegation’s support in securing this federal assistance in response to the June 4-18 storms, which will continue to support recovery efforts already underway,” Governor Kehoe said.
The President’s action makes the FEMA Public Assistance program available to local governments and qualifying nonprofits for the repair and restoration of damaged roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure as well as reimbursement of emergency response costs in Adair, Andrew, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Dade, Daviess, Gasconade, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Hickory, Holt, Jasper, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Newton, Nodaway, Osage, Polk, Putnam, Scott, Shelby, Sullivan, Vernon, Webster, and Worth counties.
Governor Kehoe requested the federal disaster declaration on July 9, following joint Preliminary Damage Assessments with the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and local officials. These joint PDAs validated more than $32.3 million in emergency response costs and damage to public infrastructure.