Severe Storms, and Flooding
Declared for Iowa on Aug 21, 1996, covering 15 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Audubon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Boone County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hamilton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hardin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Harrison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ida County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Monona County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Plymouth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pottawattamie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sac County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Shelby County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Story County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Woodbury County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from Iowa: every FEMA declaration in Iowa.