Severe Snowstorms
Declared for Iowa on Nov 20, 1997, covering 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cass County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clarke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Iowa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jasper County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mahaska County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mills County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pottawattamie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Poweshiek County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
More from Iowa: every FEMA declaration in Iowa.