Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4421-IA affected Lee 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

$3.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$2.0M

Emergency Protective Measures$741K

Debris Removal$401K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$220K

Roads and Bridges$98K

Management Costs$84K

Buildings and Equipment$26K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$16K

Total PA obligated$3.6M

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