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DR-240-IADRTornado

Tornadoes & Severe Storms

Major Disaster Declaration for Iowa, declared May 29, 1968, in 4 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-240-IA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Iowa
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
May 29, 1968
Requested
May 29, 1968 · request 68010
Incident began
May 29, 1968
Incident ended
May 29, 1968
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
May 26, 1972
Fiscal year
1968
FEMA region
Region 7
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas