SEVERE STORMS

DR-4557-IA affected Poweshiek 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

$4.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

199

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.7M

Buildings and Equipment$1.1M

Utilities$837K

Management Costs$128K

Emergency Protective Measures$127K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$84K

Roads and Bridges$19K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$16K

Total PA obligated$4.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$91K

Renter-approved dollars$9K

Intake IHP dollars$200K

Validated phase 2 dollars$200K

Tracked registrations199

About this declaration

What DR-4557-IA means

DR-4557-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Poweshiek 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 Poweshiek County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.