FEMADR-879-IAMajor disasterDeclared September 6, 1990
DR-879-IA: Iowa Severe Storms & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Iowa (DR-879-IA) on September 6, 1990 for the incident of July 25, 1990 to August 31, 1990; it covers 17 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-879-IA (also written FEMA-879-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Iowa
- Incident
- Flood: Severe Storms & Flooding
- Incident period
- July 25, 1990 to August 31, 1990
- Declared
- September 6, 1990
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 7
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Iowa in 1990
- Status
- closed out on February 27, 2003
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 | — | — |
| Bremer (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Buchanan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cerro Gordo (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Chickasaw (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clayton (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Clinton (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Fayette (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Fremont (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Howard (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Linn (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Pottawattamie (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Winneshiek (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Worth (County) | — | 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/879. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.