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Disaster relief · Phelps County, MO

Disaster declarations and IRS tax relief in Phelps County, Missouri

Yes: FEMA lists 2 federal disaster declarations for Phelps County since October 30, 2024; the latest is DR-4867-MO (Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Wildfires), declared May 21, 2025.

Phelps County, MOChecked Oct 30, 2026

Disaster declarations and tax relief

Individual assistance for households: yes (DR-4867-MO); the last date to apply under DR-4867-MO was July 22, 2025.

IRS: deadlines were postponed to November 3, 2025 (notice MO-2025-02); that date has passed and no IRS notice is open for Phelps County today.

2FEMA declarations since Oct 30, 2024
YesFEMA individual assistance declared
Noopen IRS postponed deadline today
May 21, 2025latest FEMA declaration

Official notices, not advice. This page reports what FEMA and the IRS have published. Whether a postponed deadline or a FEMA program applies to you depends on where you live or do business and on your situation: check with the IRS or a tax professional, and apply for FEMA help only through DisasterAssistance.gov, FEMA's official site.

FEMA declarations for Phelps County

Federal disaster declarations since October 30, 2024 that include Phelps County, newest first, with the programs FEMA declared for this county.

DeclarationTypeIncident periodDeclaredPrograms here
DR-4867-MO
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Wildfires		Major disaster
Severe Storm		Mar 14, 2025 – Mar 15, 2025May 21, 2025Individual aid: yes Public aid: yes Mitigation: no
DR-4855-MO
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding		Major disaster
Severe Storm		Nov 3, 2024 – Nov 9, 2024Jan 1, 2025Individual aid: no Public aid: yes Mitigation: yes

IRS tax relief for Phelps County

IRS disaster notices since October 30, 2024 that name Phelps County or cover all of Missouri, newest first.

Deadline passed MO-2025-02 · published Jun 9, 2025

Severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and wildfires: deadlines postponed to November 3, 2025

“These taxpayers now have until Nov. 3, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.”
“Following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), individuals and households that reside or have a business in Bollinger, Butler, Callaway, Camden, Carter, Dunklin, Franklin, Howell, Iron, Jefferson, Madison, New Madrid, Oregon, Ozark, Perry, Phelps, Reynolds, Ripley, Scott, Shannon, St. Louis, Stoddard, Wayne, Webster, and Wright counties qualify for tax relief.”

25 counties named in the notice: Bollinger County, Butler County, Callaway County, Camden County, Carter County, Dunklin County, Franklin County, Howell County, Iron County, Jefferson County, Madison County, New Madrid County, Oregon County, Ozark County, Perry County, Phelps County, Reynolds County, Ripley County, St. Louis County, Scott County, Shannon County, Stoddard County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wright County.

The relief follows a FEMA disaster declaration. The new date has passed (as of Oct 30, 2026). Read the IRS release MO-2025-02.

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Flood insurance in Missouri: NFIP home policies cost a median $1,103 a year (10,300 homes insured on August 31, 2026). Most homeowners policies do not cover flood damage. See flood insurance costs in Missouri.

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