Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm
Declared for Iowa on Feb 25, 2010, covering 27 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Audubon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Buena Vista County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Carroll County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cass County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Dickinson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Emmet County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fremont County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Guthrie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Harrison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Ida County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Monona County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| O'Brien County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Page County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Palo Alto County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Plymouth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pocahontas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Pottawattamie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sac County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Shelby County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Sioux County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Woodbury County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2010 | Severe Winter Storms and SnowstormDR-1878-NE · Major disaster | Nebraska | No |
| Mar 9, 2010 | Severe Winter Storms and SnowstormDR-1885-KS · Major disaster | Kansas | No |
More from Iowa: every FEMA declaration in Iowa.