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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1705-IA affected Audubon County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1705-IA
Declared
May 25, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$549K
Project obligations
Registrations
46
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$519K
Debris Removal$20K
Emergency Protective Measures$5K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K
Buildings and Equipment$941
Total PA obligated$549K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$72K
Renter-approved dollars$393
Intake IHP dollars$144K
Validated phase 2 dollars$144K
Tracked registrations46
About this declaration

What DR-1705-IA means

DR-1705-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Audubon County, Iowa, with an incident window starting May 5, 2007 through May 7, 2007. 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 Audubon County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.