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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1518-IA affected Delaware 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
DR
Public assistance
$334K
Project obligations
Registrations
74
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$227K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$82K
Emergency Protective Measures$15K
Debris Removal$10K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$1K
Total PA obligated$334K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$109K
Renter-approved dollars$29K
Intake IHP dollars$277K
Validated phase 2 dollars$277K
Tracked registrations74
About this declaration

What DR-1518-IA means

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