Iowa FEMA Disaster Declarations — 6 Federal Declarations

How many FEMA disaster declarations has Iowa had?

Iowa has had 6 federal disaster declarations in the last 5 years — 6 major disasters (DR), 0 emergencies (EM), and 0 fire-management declarations (FM) — affecting 65 counties. The most common incident types were Severe Storm (3), Winter Storm (1), Tornado (1).

Declarations (6)

Major Disaster

SEVERE WINTER STORM

Declared: May 21, 2025 Incident: Winter Storm Disaster #: 4870 Counties: 4

Crawford Woodbury Monona Harrison

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

Declared: June 24, 2024 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4796 Counties: 29

Pottawattamie Plymouth Palo Alto Osceola O'Brien Monona+23 more

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

Declared: May 24, 2024 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4784 Counties: 29

Story Buena Vista Butler Calhoun Cherokee Clay+23 more

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

Declared: May 14, 2024 Incident: Tornado Disaster #: 4779 Counties: 9

Polk Union Mills Crawford Shelby Ringgold+3 more

Major Disaster

FLOODING

Declared: August 25, 2023 Incident: Flood Disaster #: 4732 Counties: 7

Jackson Clayton Allamakee Dubuque Scott Lee+1 more

Major Disaster

SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES

Declared: February 23, 2022 Incident: Severe Storm Disaster #: 4642 Counties: 25

Franklin Floyd Emmet Davis Cherokee Cass+19 more

About this data. Federal disaster declarations are issued by the President under the Stafford Act. Each declaration unlocks federal funding for recovery — typically Public Assistance (rebuilding government infrastructure), Individual Assistance (grants and SBA loans for households), and Hazard Mitigation programs. See OpenFEMA for full documentation. Page rendered August 13, 2026.