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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1763-IA affected Howard County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1763-IA
Declared
May 27, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$1.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
134
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$902K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$116K
Water Control Facilities$113K
Utilities$75K
Emergency Protective Measures$30K
Debris Removal$12K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$713
Total PA obligated$1.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$229K
Renter-approved dollars$5K
Intake IHP dollars$469K
Validated phase 2 dollars$469K
Tracked registrations134
About this declaration

What DR-1763-IA means

DR-1763-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Howard County, Iowa, with an incident window starting May 25, 2008 through Aug 13, 2008. 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 Howard County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.