Governor Mike Kehoe

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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*

*July 2, 2025*

*Governor Kehoe Provides Update on State of Missouri's Continued Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts*

*JEFFERSON CITY, MO *– Today, Governor Mike Kehoe shared the following updates on the State of Missouri’s support for communities recovering from the severe weather and flooding that has affected much of the state in 2025.  

"Our state team members have done an outstanding job this year, working shoulder to shoulder with local counterparts to aid Missouri families and businesses recovering from an unprecedented string of damaging storms,” *Governor Kehoe* said. “These efforts—along with the work of our faith-based and volunteer disaster response partners, and the federal disaster support approved by President Trump—are making a tremendous difference as we move forward together as a state.”

On Monday, Governor Kehoe signed Executive Order 25-27 [ [link removed] ] extending a State of Emergency in Missouri through August 31, 2025. The extension will help further assist with disaster recovery efforts, as additional flooding and severe storms occurred in Southwest Missouri over this past weekend. Governor Kehoe first declared a State of Emergency on March 14, 2025, through Executive Order 25-19 [ [link removed]:*2F*2Fwww.sos.mo.gov*2Flibrary*2Freference*2Forders*2F2025*2Feo19/1/01000196efc2b9e5-bbfd8bf9-de73-4207-81b6-76b7f2d7dda4-000000/1ULv5vofxCzc7BdCMf0M0cevySUmw6-rmDo2dk8xYVM=406__;JSUlJSUlJQ!!I_2Np51FQg!lPATN2CEy3wKx4XOOkL__p2DadpVEgRlcxVByo9N8yQHkohJ7Tpy4S7hZ4N0f5Q6IBJ9u72Xe7tAQXEEBKQXKoxq3FQFvt-X8JB3QdS9ZQJYNg%24 ] in preparation for severe weather. The State of Emergency declaration in Executive Order 25-19 was subsequently extended by Executive Order 25-22 [ [link removed]:*2F*2Fwww.sos.mo.gov*2Flibrary*2Freference*2Forders*2F2025*2Feo22/1/01000196efc2b9e5-bbfd8bf9-de73-4207-81b6-76b7f2d7dda4-000000/3SqtB31luqz7l2jmBkJg3Q3xuZv0BwK85NDwFy6iKH0=406__;JSUlJSUlJQ!!I_2Np51FQg!lPATN2CEy3wKx4XOOkL__p2DadpVEgRlcxVByo9N8yQHkohJ7Tpy4S7hZ4N0f5Q6IBJ9u72Xe7tAQXEEBKQXKoxq3FQFvt-X8JB3QdTUOZQyMw%24 ], Executive Order 25-23 [ [link removed] ], and now Executive Order 25-27 [ [link removed] ].

Some recent highlights on the state's response include:


* More than $22 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) assistance has been provided to over 4,600 families in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis, and Scott counties. This funding follows President Trump’s June 9 approval of a federal Major Disaster Declaration for the May 16 tornado and severe storms that devastated parts of Missouri.
* During the activation of the Missouri National Guard to the City of St. Louis, guard members supported debris management collection at four drop-off sites and hauled hundreds of dump truck loads to the landfill. This support enabled the city and its residents to remove the equivalent of well over 200 football fields piled one foot high with debris.
* On June 14, Governor Kehoe signed Senate Bill 1 into law after the special session, allocating $100 million to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for disaster relief to help the City of St. Louis recover from the May 16 tornado that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes.
* More than $3.8 million in FEMA/SEMA assistance has been provided to over 750 households impacted by the March 14-15 storms and wildfires in Bollinger, Butler, Camden, Carter, Franklin, Howell, Iron, Jefferson, Oregon, Ozark, Perry, Phelps, Reynolds, Ripley, St. Louis, Wayne, Webster, and Wright counties. President Trump approved Governor Kehoe’s federal Major Disaster Request for this disaster on May 21.
* Currently eight Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) are open for residents impacted by the May 16 or March 14-15 severe storms to help with disaster assistance applications, answer questions, and upload required documents. Search Missouri locations at fema.gov/DRC [ [link removed] ]. The fastest way to apply is at DisasterAssistance.gov [ [link removed] ] or by calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. If residents were impacted March 14-15, the deadline to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance is July 22. For those impacted on May 16, the deadline is August 11.

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*Contact: Gabby Picard*

Communications Director

Mobile: 573-536-6566

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.governor.mo.gov



 

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