SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1705-IA affected Pottawattamie 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

$924K

Project obligations

Registrations

274

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$639K

Utilities$124K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$63K

Debris Removal$56K

Water Control Facilities$16K

Emergency Protective Measures$14K

Buildings and Equipment$7K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$5K

Total PA obligated$924K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$309K

Renter-approved dollars$8K

Intake IHP dollars$634K

Validated phase 2 dollars$634K

Tracked registrations274

About this declaration

What DR-1705-IA means

DR-1705-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.