SEVERE STORMS

DR-4557-IA affected Clinton County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-4557-IA

Declared

Aug 17, 2020

Public assistance

$694K

Project obligations

Registrations

524

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$560K

Emergency Protective Measures$67K

Buildings and Equipment$33K

Management Costs$15K

Roads and Bridges$12K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$6K

Total PA obligated$694K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$115K

Renter-approved dollars$53K

Intake IHP dollars$335K

Validated phase 2 dollars$332K

Tracked registrations524

About this declaration

What DR-4557-IA means

DR-4557-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clinton County, Iowa, with an incident window starting Aug 10, 2020. 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 Clinton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.