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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-4784-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-4784-IA
Declared
May 24, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$863K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$666K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$78K
Roads and Bridges$50K
Debris Removal$35K
Management Costs$13K
Buildings and Equipment$13K
Emergency Protective Measures$6K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$863K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4784-IA means

DR-4784-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pottawattamie County, Iowa, with an incident window starting May 20, 2024 through May 31, 2024. 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.