SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1705-IA affected Montgomery County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1705-IA

Declared

May 25, 2007

Public assistance

$422K

Project obligations

Registrations

134

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$271K

Debris Removal$63K

Water Control Facilities$60K

Emergency Protective Measures$18K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K

Utilities$3K

Buildings and Equipment$784

Total PA obligated$422K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$196K

Renter-approved dollars$8K

Intake IHP dollars$409K

Validated phase 2 dollars$409K

Tracked registrations134

About this declaration

What DR-1705-IA means

DR-1705-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Montgomery County, Iowa, with an incident window starting May 5, 2007 through May 7, 2007. 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 Montgomery County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.