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DR-386-IADRFlood

Severe Storms & Flooding

Major Disaster Declaration for Iowa, declared May 23, 1973, in 26 counties.

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Declaration
DR-386-IA
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
Iowa
Incident type
Flood
Declared
May 23, 1973
Requested
May 4, 1973 · request 73042
Incident began
May 23, 1973
Incident ended
May 23, 1973
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Apr 27, 1979
Fiscal year
1973
FEMA region
Region 7
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
May 29, 1973 DR-389-AR Severe Storms & Flooding Flood AR5IAPA
May 29, 1973 DR-388-AL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood AL12IAPA
May 26, 1973 DR-387-FL Severe Storms & Flooding Flood FL13IAPA