Every federal disaster in St. Louis since 1957
Each square is a disaster or emergency declaration by the President or FEMA that covered St. Louis city. Declarations make federal aid available after hurricanes, floods, storms, fires and other events, so this is a record of the big ones.
- Declarations
- 29since 1957
- Major disasters
- 21the most serious kind
- Since 2000
- 19declarations
- Most recent
- 2025Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding
FEMA's National Risk Index rates St. Louis County's overall natural hazard risk relatively high, led by tornado, heat wave and inland flooding. The history above shows what has actually happened; the risk index estimates what is likely.
All declarations
| Declared | Event | Type | FEMA number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2025 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4877 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Severe Storms and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4665 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | COVID-19 Pandemic | Major disaster | DR-4490 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | COVID-19 | Emergency | EM-3482 |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4451 |
| Jan 21, 2016 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-4250 |
| Jan 2, 2016 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Emergency | EM-3374 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | Flooding | Emergency | EM-3325 |
| Feb 3, 2011 | Severe Winter Storm | Emergency | EM-3317 |
| Jan 30, 2009 | Severe Winter Storm | Emergency | EM-3303 |
| Nov 13, 2008 | Severe Storms, Flooding, and A Tornado | Major disaster | DR-1809 |
| Jun 25, 2008 | Severe Storms and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-1773 |
| Mar 19, 2008 | Severe Storms and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-1749 |
| Dec 12, 2007 | Severe Winter Storms | Emergency | EM-3281 |
| Jan 15, 2007 | Severe Winter Storms and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-1676 |
| Dec 29, 2006 | Severe Winter Storms | Major disaster | DR-1673 |
| Nov 2, 2006 | Severe Storms | Major disaster | DR-1667 |
| Jul 21, 2006 | Severe Storms | Emergency | EM-3267 |
| Sep 10, 2005 | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Emergency | EM-3232 |
| Oct 19, 1998 | Severe Storms and Flooding | Major disaster | DR-1256 |
| Jun 2, 1995 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Hail, Flooding | Major disaster | DR-1054 |
| Apr 21, 1994 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding | Major disaster | DR-1023 |
| Jul 9, 1993 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-995 |
| Apr 21, 1979 | Tornadoes, Torrential Rain & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-579 |
| Apr 19, 1973 | Heavy Rains, Tornadoes & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-372 |
| Jul 8, 1964 | Severe Storms & Flooding | Major disaster | DR-173 |
| May 27, 1961 | Floods | Major disaster | DR-114 |
| Apr 20, 1960 | Floods | Major disaster | DR-100 |
| May 22, 1957 | Tornadoes & Floods | Major disaster | DR-75 |
Frequently asked questions
How many federal disasters has St. Louis had?
Since 1957, the federal government has issued 29 disaster or emergency declarations covering St. Louis city, including 21 major disaster declarations. 19 of them came in 2000 or later.
What was the most recent federal disaster in St. Louis?
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (Major disaster, declared June 9, 2025).
What kinds of disasters hit St. Louis most often?
By FEMA incident type: severe storm (13), flood (8), severe ice storm (3) and tornado (2).
New to St. Louis? The moving checklist covers flood maps and emergency alerts, and the risk summary shows FEMA's hazard ratings.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), downloaded October 18, 2026. We list declarations that named St. Louis city, plus early statewide declarations from before FEMA designated individual counties. "Major disaster" declarations bring the widest federal aid; "emergency" declarations cover shorter-term help; "fire management" declarations help pay to fight large wildfires.