SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1518-IA affected Clayton 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

Public assistance

$1.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

242

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$588K

Emergency Protective Measures$143K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$133K

Debris Removal$94K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$28K

Utilities$27K

Buildings and Equipment$22K

Water Control Facilities$4K

Total PA obligated$1.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$470K

Renter-approved dollars$83K

Intake IHP dollars$1.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M

Tracked registrations242

About this declaration

What DR-1518-IA means

DR-1518-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clayton 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 Clayton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.