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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1705-IA affected Cass 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
$350K
Project obligations
Registrations
206
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$267K
Debris Removal$30K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$21K
Utilities$15K
Emergency Protective Measures$9K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Water Control Facilities$3K
Total PA obligated$350K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$254K
Renter-approved dollars$19K
Intake IHP dollars$545K
Validated phase 2 dollars$545K
Tracked registrations206
About this declaration

What DR-1705-IA means

DR-1705-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cass 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 Cass County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.