DisasterLookup
DR-193-IA · Major disaster declaration

Flooding

Declared for Iowa on Apr 22, 1965, covering 68 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 68 of them.

Apr 22, 1965declared
68areas designated
68open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodApr 22, 1965DeclaredApr 22, 1965Closed outJan 29, 1970

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
Allamakee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Audubon CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Benton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Black Hawk CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Boone CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Bremer CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Buchanan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Buena Vista CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Butler CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Carroll CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cass CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cerro Gordo CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cherokee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Clay CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Clayton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Clinton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Crawford CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Dallas CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Des Moines CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Dickinson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Dubuque CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Emmet CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Floyd CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Franklin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Fremont CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Hamilton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Hardin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Harrison CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Humboldt CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Ida CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Jackson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Jefferson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Johnson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Keokuk CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Kossuth CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Lee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Linn CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Louisa CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Lyon CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Mahaska CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Marion CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Marshall CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Mills CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Monona CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Monroe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Montgomery CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Muscatine CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
O'Brien CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Osceola CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Page CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Palo Alto CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Plymouth CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pocahontas CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Polk CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Pottawattamie CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Sac CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Scott CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Shelby CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Sioux CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Tama CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Van Buren CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Wapello CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Washington CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Webster CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Winnebago CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Woodbury CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Worth CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Wright CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Apr 11, 1965FloodingDR-188-MN · Major disasterMinnesota Flood65Yes
May 10, 1965FloodingDR-195-ND · Major disasterNorth Dakota Flood10Yes
May 26, 1965FloodingDR-197-SD · Major disasterSouth Dakota Flood4Yes
Jun 14, 1965FloodingDR-198-MO · Major disasterMissouri Severe Storm6Yes
Jun 23, 1965FloodingDR-201-KS · Major disasterKansas Flood21Yes