SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4421-IA affected Des Moines County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4421-IA

Declared

Mar 23, 2019

Public assistance

$2.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$943K

Water Control Facilities$559K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$504K

Debris Removal$221K

Roads and Bridges$209K

Buildings and Equipment$189K

Utilities$49K

Management Costs$26K

Total PA obligated$2.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0

Renter-approved dollars$0

Intake IHP dollars$0

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations0

About this declaration

What DR-4421-IA means

DR-4421-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Des Moines County, Iowa, with an incident window starting Mar 12, 2019 through Jun 15, 2019. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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