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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

DR-4796-IA affected Cherokee County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4796-IA
Declared
Jun 24, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$1.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
228
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$987K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$265K
Emergency Protective Measures$185K
Buildings and Equipment$106K
Utilities$69K
Roads and Bridges$63K
Total PA obligated$1.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.4M
Renter-approved dollars$77K
Intake IHP dollars$3.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$3.0M
Tracked registrations228
About this declaration

What DR-4796-IA means

DR-4796-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cherokee County, Iowa, with an incident window starting Jun 16, 2024 through Jul 23, 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 Cherokee County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.