FEMADR-1282-IAMajor disasterDeclared July 22, 1999
DR-1282-IA: Iowa Severe Storms and Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Iowa (DR-1282-IA) on July 22, 1999 for the incident of July 2, 1999 to August 10, 1999; it covers 21 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $11.0 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1282-IA (also written FEMA-1282-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Iowa
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms and Flooding
- Incident period
- July 2, 1999 to August 10, 1999
- Declared
- July 22, 1999
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Iowa in 1999
- Status
- closed out on June 8, 2010
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- September 19, 1999
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bremer (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Buchanan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cerro Gordo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chickasaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clayton (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Fayette (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Floyd (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linn (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Mills (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mitchell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Pottawattamie (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Story (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Woodbury (County) | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Worth (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$11.0 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$2.6 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1282. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.