Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS

DR-4557-IA affected Scott 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

$3.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,595

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$2.7M

Buildings and Equipment$179K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$69K

Emergency Protective Measures$24K

Management Costs$13K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$816

Total PA obligated$3.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$155K

Renter-approved dollars$318K

Intake IHP dollars$945K

Validated phase 2 dollars$941K

Tracked registrations1,595

About this declaration

What DR-4557-IA means

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