SEVERE STORMS

DR-4557-IA affected Benton County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-4557-IA

Declared

Aug 17, 2020

Public assistance

$3.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

696

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.0M

Utilities$1.0M

Buildings and Equipment$997K

Emergency Protective Measures$295K

Management Costs$186K

Roads and Bridges$121K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$108K

Total PA obligated$3.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$266K

Renter-approved dollars$90K

Intake IHP dollars$712K

Validated phase 2 dollars$719K

Tracked registrations696

About this declaration

What DR-4557-IA means

DR-4557-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Benton County, Iowa, with an incident window starting Aug 10, 2020. 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 Benton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.