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EM-3076-IAEMTornado

Severe Storms & Tornadoes

Emergency Declaration for Iowa, declared Apr 6, 1979, in 5 counties.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
EM-3076-IA
Type
Emergency Declaration
State or territory
Iowa
Incident type
Tornado
Declared
Apr 6, 1979
Requested
Apr 3, 1979 · request 79032
Incident began
Apr 6, 1979
Incident ended
Apr 6, 1979
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jun 13, 1983
Fiscal year
1979
FEMA region
Region 7
Designated incident types
Severe storm

Designated areas

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Apr 13, 1979 DR-576-OK Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado OK6IAPA
Apr 11, 1979 DR-575-TX Severe Storms & Tornadoes Tornado TX5IAPA