SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4421-IA affected Louisa 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

$765K

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$488K

Utilities$117K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$67K

Management Costs$39K

Emergency Protective Measures$32K

Water Control Facilities$13K

Debris Removal$9K

Total PA obligated$765K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$165K

Renter-approved dollars$4K

Intake IHP dollars$339K

Validated phase 2 dollars$339K

Tracked registrations86

About this declaration

What DR-4421-IA means

DR-4421-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Louisa 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 Louisa County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.