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DR-4557-IA · Major disaster declaration

Severe Storms

Declared for Iowa on Aug 17, 2020, covering 23 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 12 of them.

Aug 17, 2020declared
23areas designated
12open to household applications
$222.7Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodAug 10, 2020DeclaredAug 17, 2020Apply byNov 2, 2020

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
Benton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Boone CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Cedar CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Clinton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Dallas CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Greene CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Grundy CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Guthrie CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Hardin CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Iowa CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Jackson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Jasper CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Johnson CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Jones CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Linn CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Marshall CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Muscatine CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Polk CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Poweshiek CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Scott CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Story CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Tama CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 2, 2020
Washington CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—

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