FEMADR-4796-IAMajor disasterDeclared June 24, 2024
DR-4796-IA: Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Iowa (DR-4796-IA) on June 24, 2024 for the incident of June 16, 2024 to July 23, 2024; it covers 29 designated areas. FEMA had approved $69.6 million for 6,095 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $164.3 million in Public Assistance (as of September 30, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4796-IA (also written FEMA-4796-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Iowa
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes
- Incident period
- June 16, 2024 to July 23, 2024
- Declared
- June 24, 2024
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the third of 3 major disaster declarations for Iowa in 2024
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- October 22, 2024
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cherokee (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clay (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Des Moines (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dickinson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dubuque (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Emmet (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Floyd (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Harrison (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Humboldt (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Kossuth (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lyon (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mitchell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Monona (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| O'Brien (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Osceola (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Palo Alto (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Plymouth (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pocahontas (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pottawattamie (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Scott (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sioux (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Winnebago (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Winneshiek (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Woodbury (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Worth (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wright (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?
6,095households approved for help (IHP)
$69.6 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$48.0 millionof it for housing
$21.5 millionof it for other needs
$164.3 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$41.7 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of September 30, 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/4796. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on October 22, 2024.