Severe Storms and Flooding
Declared for Iowa on Oct 31, 2016, covering 19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Allamakee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Benton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Black Hawk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Bremer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Buchanan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Butler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cerro Gordo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Chickasaw County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Clayton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Delaware County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Des Moines County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Fayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Floyd County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Howard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Linn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Mitchell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Winneshiek County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Wright County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2016 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4276-WI · Major disaster | Wisconsin | No |
| Aug 14, 2016 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4277-LA · Major disaster | Louisiana | Yesdeadline was Nov 14, 2016 |
| Oct 20, 2016 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4287-KS · Major disaster | Kansas | No |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4290-MN · Major disaster | Minnesota | Yesdeadline was Jan 30, 2017 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Severe Storms and FloodingDR-4292-PA · Major disaster | Pennsylvania | No |
More from Iowa: every FEMA declaration in Iowa.