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TORNADOES, TORRENTIAL RAIN & FLOODING

FEMA disaster 579 · Tornado · declared April 21, 1979

Incident type

Tornado

Declaration type

Major Disaster (DR)

Incident began

April 21, 1979

Incident ended

April 21, 1979

Federal assistance authorized

Individual Assistance · Public Assistance

Counties covered (17)

Cape Girardeau County Dunklin County Jefferson County Lincoln County Maries County Mississippi County New Madrid County Pemiscot County Pike County Pulaski County Scott County St. Charles County Ste. Genevieve County St. Louis city St. Louis County Stoddard County Texas County

Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. "Federal assistance authorized" lists which FEMA programs were made available; it is not a measure of damage or of money spent.