SEVERE STORMS

DR-4557-IA affected Marshall County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-4557-IA

Declared

Aug 17, 2020

Public assistance

$8.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,195

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$5.3M

Utilities$1.3M

Buildings and Equipment$945K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$452K

Management Costs$148K

Emergency Protective Measures$115K

Roads and Bridges$101K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$9K

Total PA obligated$8.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$558K

Renter-approved dollars$128K

Intake IHP dollars$1.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.4M

Tracked registrations1,195

About this declaration

What DR-4557-IA means

DR-4557-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Marshall County, Iowa, with an incident window starting Aug 10, 2020. 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 Marshall County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.