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DR-590-IA · Major disaster declaration

High Winds & Tornadoes

Declared for Iowa on Jul 1, 1979, covering 8 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 8 of them.

Jul 1, 1979declared
8areas designated
8open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodJul 1, 1979DeclaredJul 1, 1979Closed outJan 30, 1984

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
Calhoun CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Cerro Gordo CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Dallas CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Des Moines CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Hamilton CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Humboldt CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Kossuth CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes
Wright CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM not declaredYes

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