FEMADR-868-IAMajor disasterDeclared May 26, 1990
DR-868-IA: Iowa Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Iowa (DR-868-IA) on May 26, 1990 for the incident of May 18, 1990 to July 6, 1990; it covers 39 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-868-IA (also written FEMA-868-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Iowa
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- May 18, 1990 to July 6, 1990
- Declared
- May 26, 1990
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Iowa in 1990
- Status
- closed out on April 1, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Boone (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Carroll (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cedar (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clarke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clinton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Des Moines (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hardin (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Iowa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Keokuk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Linn (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Louisa (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Mahaska (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Monona (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Muscatine (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Plymouth (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Scott (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Story (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Tama (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Wapello (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Woodbury (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?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
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/868. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.