SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1930-IA affected Polk County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1930-IA

Declared

Jul 29, 2010

Public assistance

$8.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

3,980

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$1.6M

Section 324 Management Costs$1.4M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.4M

Emergency Protective Measures$1.2M

Debris Removal$1.0M

Roads and Bridges$933K

Direct Administrative Costs$843K

Water Control Facilities$68K

Buildings and Equipment$51K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$5K

Total PA obligated$8.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$7.7M

Renter-approved dollars$959K

Intake IHP dollars$17.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$17.3M

Tracked registrations3,980

About this declaration

What DR-1930-IA means

DR-1930-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Polk County, Iowa, with an incident window starting Jun 1, 2010 through Aug 31, 2010. 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 Polk County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.