Severe Storms and Tornadoes
Declared for Iowa on May 14, 2024, covering 9 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Harrison County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Mills County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Polk County | IA declaredPA not declaredHM declared | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Pottawattamie County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Ringgold County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Shelby County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Aug 23, 2024 |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Aug 23, 2024 |
More from Iowa: every FEMA declaration in Iowa.