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DR-579 · Missouri

TORNADOES, TORRENTIAL RAIN & FLOODING

Tornado · Declared April 21, 1979

Recorded incident start April 21, 1979. Recorded incident end April 21, 1979. Declaration request April 18, 1979. Recorded closeout May 4, 1984.

Open the official FEMA disaster page · Declaration data

County designations and filing dates

County programs listed by FEMA
CountyPrograms listedIndividual Assistance filing date
Cape Girardeau County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Dunklin County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Jefferson County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Lincoln County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Maries County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Mississippi County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
New Madrid County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Pemiscot County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Pike County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Pulaski County, MissouriIndividual AssistanceUnavailable
Scott County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
St. Charles County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
St. Louis city, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
St. Louis County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Ste. Genevieve County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Stoddard County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable
Texas County, MissouriIndividual Assistance · Public AssistanceUnavailable

How to read these FEMA records

America.co analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency OpenFEMA data, retrieved November 10, 2026.

FEMA declarations · Owner assistance data · Renter assistance data · Funded project data · Grant award activity