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DR-1518-IA · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding

Declared for Iowa on May 25, 2004, covering 77 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 75 of them.

May 25, 2004declared
77areas designated
75open to household applications
$14.1Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodMay 19, 2004 – Jun 24, 2004DeclaredMay 25, 2004Apply byJul 26, 2004Closed outOct 17, 2011

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.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Adair CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Adams CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Allamakee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Appanoose CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Audubon CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Benton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Black Hawk CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Boone CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Bremer CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Buchanan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Buena Vista CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Butler CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Calhoun CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Carroll CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Cass CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Cedar CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Cerro Gordo CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Chickasaw CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Clay CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Clayton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Clinton CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Dallas CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Davis CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Delaware CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Des Moines CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Dubuque CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Fayette CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Floyd CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Franklin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Fremont CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Greene CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Grundy CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Guthrie CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Hamilton CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Hancock CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Hardin CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Henry CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Howard CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Humboldt CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Ida CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Iowa CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Jackson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Jasper CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Johnson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Jones CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Kossuth CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Linn CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Louisa CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Lucas CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Madison CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Marshall CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Mills CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Mitchell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Montgomery CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Muscatine CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Page CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Palo Alto CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Pocahontas CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Polk CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Pottawattamie CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Poweshiek CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Sac CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Scott CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Shelby CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Story CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Tama CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Taylor CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Wapello CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Warren CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Washington CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Wayne CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Webster CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Winnebago CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Winneshiek CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Worth CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004
Wright CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredJul 26, 2004

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Jun 3, 2004Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1520-IN · Major disasterIndiana Severe Storm69Yesdeadline was Aug 2, 2004
Jun 11, 2004Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1524-MO · Major disasterMissouri Severe Storm37Yesdeadline was Aug 10, 2004
Jun 15, 2004Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1525-VA · Major disasterVirginia Severe Storm4Yesdeadline was Aug 16, 2004
Jun 30, 2004Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and FloodingDR-1527-MI · Major disasterMichigan Severe Storm26Yesdeadline was Aug 30, 2004