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SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-4779-IA affected Clarke County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-4779-IA
Declared
May 14, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$51K
Project obligations
Registrations
27
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$44K
Debris Removal$4K
Management Costs$3K
Total PA obligated$51K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$48K
Renter-approved dollars$1K
Intake IHP dollars$98K
Validated phase 2 dollars$98K
Tracked registrations27
About this declaration

What DR-4779-IA means

DR-4779-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clarke County, Iowa, with an incident window starting Apr 26, 2024 through Apr 27, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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 Clarke County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.