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Vernon County, MO flood insurance claims history
12 claims under the National Flood Insurance Program on file for flood losses in Vernon County since 1993, with $93K paid.
Only 12 claims on file here. Few claims can simply mean few insured buildings, so compare the neighboring counties below as well.
What the Vernon County record shows
- Bates County has the most claims among its neighbors (25, against 12 here).
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Flood claims by year
Biggest flood events in Vernon County
| Flood event (FEMA name) | Claims | Paid | Avg / claim | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flooding (FEMA general label) | 5 | $50K | $10K | 1994 |
| Late spring severe storms | 1 | $7K | $7K | 2017 |
50% of claims here fall under these 2 entries.How to read these labels.
Federal disaster declarations for Vernon County
Vernon County has been a designated area in 26 declarations since 1976, 23 of them for flooding, storms or hurricanes. Since 2024 it has been included in 3: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-4929-MO, 2026), Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-4885-MO, 2025), Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-4872-MO, 2025).
| Declared | FEMA number | Incident | Declared for | Dates of the incident | Aid unlocked here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | DR-4929-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2026-06-04 → 2026-06-18 | Public Assistance |
| 2025-07-22 | DR-4885-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding | 2025-05-23 → 2025-05-26 | Public Assistance |
| 2025-05-21 | DR-4872-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2025-03-30 → 2025-04-08 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
| 2023-09-21 | DR-4741-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2023-07-29 → 2023-08-14 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2020-03-26 | DR-4490-MO major disaster | Biological | COVID-19 Pandemic | 2020-01-20 → 2023-05-11 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2020-03-13 | EM-3482-MO emergency | Biological | COVID-19 | 2020-01-20 → 2023-05-11 | Public Assistance |
| 2019-07-09 | DR-4451-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2019-04-29 → 2019-07-05 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2016-01-02 | EM-3374-MO emergency | Flood | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 2015-12-22 → 2016-01-09 | Public Assistance |
| 2011-03-23 | DR-1961-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm | 2011-01-31 → 2011-02-05 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2011-02-03 | EM-3317-MO emergency | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm | 2011-01-31 → 2011-02-05 | Public Assistance |
| 2009-06-19 | DR-1847-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2009-05-08 → 2009-05-16 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2009-01-30 | EM-3303-MO emergency | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storm | 2009-01-26 → 2009-01-28 | Public Assistance |
| 2008-06-25 | DR-1773-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding | 2008-06-01 → 2008-08-13 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2008-03-19 | DR-1749-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms and Flooding | 2008-03-17 → 2008-05-09 | Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2007-12-12 | EM-3281-MO emergency | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Storms | 2007-12-08 → 2007-12-15 | Public Assistance |
| 2006-03-16 | DR-1631-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | 2006-03-08 → 2006-03-13 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2005-09-10 | EM-3232-MO emergency | Hurricane | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | 2005-08-29 → 2005-10-01 | Public Assistance |
| 2004-06-11 | DR-1524-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2004-05-18 → 2004-05-31 | Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2003-05-06 | DR-1463-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 2003-05-04 → 2003-05-30 | Individual Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 2002-05-06 | DR-1412-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | 2002-04-24 → 2002-06-10 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
| 2002-02-06 | DR-1403-MO major disaster | Severe Ice Storm | Severe Winter Ice Storm | 2002-01-29 → 2002-02-13 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation |
| 1995-06-02 | DR-1054-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Hail, Flooding | 1995-05-13 → 1995-06-23 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
| 1994-04-21 | DR-1023-MO major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding | 1994-04-09 → 1994-05-05 | Individual Assistance |
| 1993-07-09 | DR-995-MO major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | 1993-06-10 → 1993-10-25 | Individual Assistance |
| 1986-10-14 | DR-779-MO major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms & Flooding | 1986-09-18 → 1986-10-15 | Individual Assistance, Public Assistance |
| 1976-09-24 | EM-3017-MO emergency | Drought | Drought | 1976-09-24 | Public Assistance |
OpenFEMA data through 2026-11-02; only declarations naming Vernon County itself are listed. 12 of these 26 opened Individual Assistance here. What a declaration does and does not pay for.
Flood claims by ZIP code in Vernon County
3 ZIP codes with at least one claim FEMA assigned to Vernon County.
Neighboring counties
| Neighbor | Claims | Paid | Outside high-risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon County (this page) | 12 | $93K | 0% |
| Bates County | 25 | $646K | 44% |
| Barton County | 17 | $270K | 9% |
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Source: FEMA NFIP Redacted Claims, FIPS 29217, data as of 2026-09-08. Insured buildings only, never a specific property: see how to check a house and the limits of this data.