Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS

DR-4557-IA affected Tama 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

$3.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

451

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$3.2M

Buildings and Equipment$259K

Management Costs$112K

Roads and Bridges$107K

Utilities$89K

Emergency Protective Measures$80K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$54K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$30K

Total PA obligated$3.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$237K

Renter-approved dollars$23K

Intake IHP dollars$519K

Validated phase 2 dollars$506K

Tracked registrations451

About this declaration

What DR-4557-IA means

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