Fact Sheet Information

 

Site: MO, Lawrence County

Disaster Type(s):  Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding

Declaration Date: May 6, 2003   

Incident Period:  May 4, 2003 and Continuing

 

Summary of Disaster:

 

“The tornado actually hit one city and then continued through another 30 miles across the county that was exclusively rural,” according to the county emergency manager. “A large percentage of the people that lived in those rural areas were over the age of 65. The estimated cost of property damage was $47 million.”

 

Reported Injuries, Deaths, and Rescue at the Site:

 

Approximately 100 people were injured and 5 were killed during this disaster. The emergency manager estimated that one person with a mobility limitation had been killed and another 25% of the people rescued had a mobility limitation. The total number of people rescued was between 200-300 people.

 

Site Demographics:   

 

 

Year	2003
FEMA Region	7
State	Missouri
County	Lawrence
Disaster Types(s)	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Flooding
FEMA Declaration Date of Disaster	06-May-03
Presence of CIL*at the Time of Disaster	Yes
CIL*Office Type	Satellite
Current CIL* Presence in County/City/Boroughs	Yes
Population	35204
Area in Square Miles	613
Population Density	57
Caucasian (%)	95.7%
African American (%)	0.3%
Native American (%)	0.8%
Asian Pacific	0.2%
Hispanic (%)	3.4%
Median House Hold Income	$31,239
Above Median House Hold Income	No
Per Capita Income	$15,399
Below Poverty(%)	14.1%
Number of Persons with Disabilities over age 5	6920
Persons with Disabilities over age 5 (%)	21.6%
Number of Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5	3881
Persons with Physical Disabilities over age 5 (%)	12.1%