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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1518-IA affected Buchanan County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1518-IA
Declared
May 25, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$1.0M
Project obligations
Registrations
214
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$946K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$45K
Debris Removal$43K
Emergency Protective Measures$4K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$717
Total PA obligated$1.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$275K
Renter-approved dollars$53K
Intake IHP dollars$654K
Validated phase 2 dollars$654K
Tracked registrations214
About this declaration

What DR-1518-IA means

DR-1518-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Buchanan County, Iowa, with an incident window starting May 19, 2004 through Jun 24, 2004. 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 Buchanan County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.