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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4784-IA affected Adair County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4784-IA
Declared
May 24, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$4.0M
Project obligations
Registrations
428
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$2.0M
Debris Removal$545K
Buildings and Equipment$540K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$272K
Emergency Protective Measures$271K
Management Costs$185K
Roads and Bridges$151K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$36K
Total PA obligated$4.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$832K
Renter-approved dollars$318K
Intake IHP dollars$2.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.3M
Tracked registrations428
About this declaration

What DR-4784-IA means

DR-4784-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Adair County, Iowa, with an incident window starting May 20, 2024 through May 31, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Adair County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.