By hazard
Links open the declarations for that hazard in Iowa where there are five or more.
Counties named most often
| County | Declarations | Population 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton County | 27 | 16,931 |
| Des Moines County | 27 | 38,411 |
| Pottawattamie County | 26 | 93,529 |
| Buchanan County | 25 | 20,733 |
| Butler County | 25 | 14,156 |
| Harrison County | 24 | 14,626 |
| Johnson County | 24 | 160,080 |
| Wright County | 24 | 12,729 |
| Cherokee County | 23 | 11,658 |
| Crawford County | 23 | 16,378 |
| Howard County | 23 | 9,360 |
| Iowa County | 23 | 16,423 |
| Linn County | 23 | 231,762 |
| Palo Alto County | 23 | 8,809 |
| Allamakee County | 22 | 14,184 |
All declarations
79 declarations
| Declared | Number | Title | Hazard | Areas | Programs | Federal aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 1953 | DR-8-IA | Flood | Flood | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Jun 23, 1954 | DR-17-IA | Flood | Flood | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Jul 5, 1958 | DR-86-IA | Floods | Flood | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Mar 31, 1961 | DR-111-IA | Floods | Flood | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Sep 5, 1962 | DR-133-IA | Floods | Flood | statewide | IAPAHM | — |
| Apr 22, 1965 | DR-193-IA | Flooding | Flood | 68 | IAPA | — |
| May 29, 1968 | DR-240-IA | Tornadoes & Severe Storms | Tornado | 4 | IAPA | — |
| Aug 4, 1968 | DR-248-IA | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Flood | 12 | IAPA | — |
| Apr 25, 1969 | DR-259-IA | Flooding | Flood | 40 | IAPA | — |
| Aug 14, 1969 | DR-269-IA | Heavy Rains & Flooding | Flood | 47 | IAPA | — |
| Aug 18, 1972 | DR-348-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 4 | PA | — |
| Sep 26, 1972 | DR-354-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 17 | PA | — |
| May 23, 1973 | DR-386-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 26 | IAPA | — |
| Jun 24, 1974 | DR-443-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 39 | IAPA | — |
| Jul 1, 1979 | DR-590-IA | High Winds & Tornadoes | Tornado | 8 | IAPA | — |
| Jun 27, 1984 | DR-715-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Hail & Floods | Severe Storm | 5 | IAPA | — |
| Jul 17, 1987 | DR-795-IA | Storms & Flash Flooding | Flood | 4 | PA | — |
| Jul 28, 1988 | DR-814-IA | Rain, Winds, & Tornadoes | Tornado | 1 | PA | — |
| May 26, 1990 | DR-868-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 39 | IAPA | — |
| Sep 6, 1990 | DR-879-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 17 | IAPA | — |
| Jul 12, 1991 | DR-911-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 16 | IAPA | — |
| Dec 26, 1991 | DR-928-IA | Ice Storm | Severe Ice Storm | 44 | PA | — |
| Oct 2, 1992 | DR-965-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 9 | PA | — |
| Apr 26, 1993 | DR-986-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 15 | IAPA | — |
| Jul 9, 1993 | DR-996-IA | Severe Storms & Flooding | Flood | 99 | IAPA | — |
| Jun 24, 1996 | DR-1121-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 16 | PA | — |
| Aug 21, 1996 | DR-1133-IA | Severe Storms, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 15 | PA | — |
| Nov 20, 1997 | DR-1191-IA | Severe Snowstorms | Snowstorm | 13 | PA | — |
| Jul 2, 1998 | DR-1230-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | Flood | 81 | IAPAHM | — |
| May 21, 1999 | DR-1277-IA | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 16 | IAPAHM | $11.0 million |
| Jul 22, 1999 | DR-1282-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 21 | IAPAHM | $13.6 million |
| May 2, 2001 | DR-1367-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes and Flooding | Severe Storm | 23 | IAPAHM | $10.5 million |
| Jun 19, 2002 | DR-1420-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Flood | 21 | IAPAHM | $6.7 million |
| May 25, 2004 | DR-1518-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 77 | IHPIAPAHM | $22.5 million |
| Mar 14, 2007 | DR-1688-IA | Severe Winter Storms | Severe Storm | 48 | PAHM | $73.6 million |
| May 25, 2007 | DR-1705-IA | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 19 | IHPIAPAHM | $17.7 million |
| Sep 14, 2007 | DR-1727-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 17 | PAHM | $7.5 million |
| Jan 4, 2008 | DR-1737-IA | Severe Winter Storm | Severe Ice Storm | 30 | PAHM | $32.7 million |
| May 27, 2008 | DR-1763-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 85 | IHPPAHM | $1.57 billion |
| Aug 13, 2009 | DR-1854-IA | Severe Storm | Severe Storm | 1 | PAHM | $7.2 million |
| Feb 25, 2010 | DR-1877-IA | Severe Winter Storms and Snowstorm | Severe Storm | 27 | PAHM | $7.0 million |
| Mar 2, 2010 | DR-1880-IA | Severe Winter Storm | Severe Storm | 27 | PAHM | $106.0 million |
| Jul 27, 2010 | DR-1928-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 2 | PAHM | $5.5 million |
| Jul 29, 2010 | DR-1930-IA | Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 61 | IHPPAHM | $94.0 million |
| May 5, 2011 | DR-1977-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds | Severe Storm | 6 | PAHM | $3.4 million |
| Jun 27, 2011 | DR-1998-IA | Flooding | Flood | 6 | IHPPAHM | $62.1 million |
| Mar 31, 1977 | EM-3036-IA | Drought | Drought | 3 | PA | — |
| Apr 6, 1979 | EM-3076-IA | Severe Storms & Tornadoes | Tornado | 5 | IA | — |
| Sep 10, 2005 | EM-3239-IA | Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Hurricane | 99 | PA | $244,048 |
| Mar 30, 2007 | EM-3275-IA | Snow | Snowstorm | 30 | PA | $2.9 million |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3480-IA | COVID-19 | Biological | 99 | PA | — |
| Mar 13, 2020 | EM-3524-IA | COVID-19 | Biological | tribal | PA | — |
| Aug 24, 2011 | DR-4016-IA | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 6 | PAHM | $7.3 million |
| Aug 30, 2011 | DR-4018-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 2 | PAHM | $5.0 million |
| May 6, 2013 | DR-4114-IA | Severe Winter Storm | Severe Storm | 5 | PAHM | $15.3 million |
| May 31, 2013 | DR-4119-IA | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Flood | 20 | PAHM | $8.6 million |
| Jul 2, 2013 | DR-4126-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 49 | PAHM | $23.3 million |
| Jul 31, 2013 | DR-4135-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 12 | PAHM | $5.1 million |
| Jul 14, 2014 | DR-4181-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 9 | PAHM | $6.4 million |
| Jul 24, 2014 | DR-4184-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Flood | 26 | PAHM | $20.8 million |
| Aug 5, 2014 | DR-4187-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 24 | PAHM | $16.8 million |
| Jul 31, 2015 | DR-4234-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 19 | PAHM | $8.5 million |
| Sep 29, 2016 | DR-4281-IA | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Flood | 8 | PAHM | $6.5 million |
| Oct 31, 2016 | DR-4289-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Flood | 19 | PAHM | $20.5 million |
| Aug 27, 2017 | DR-4334-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 9 | PAHM | $6.6 million |
| Aug 20, 2018 | DR-4386-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 31 | PAHM | $19.1 million |
| Sep 12, 2018 | DR-4392-IA | Severe Storm and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 4 | PAHM | $3.6 million |
| Mar 23, 2019 | DR-4421-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Flood | 80 | IHPPAHM | $203.4 million |
| Apr 29, 2019 | DR-4430-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Flood | tribal | PAHM | $495,888 |
| Mar 23, 2020 | DR-4483-IA | COVID-19 Pandemic | Biological | 99 | IHPPAHM | $592.5 million |
| Aug 17, 2020 | DR-4557-IA | Severe Storms | Severe Storm | 23 | IHPPAHM | $285.0 million |
| Sep 10, 2020 | DR-4561-IA | Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds | Severe Storm | tribal | PAHM | $789,579 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | DR-4642-IA | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 25 | PAHM | $7.7 million |
| Aug 25, 2023 | DR-4732-IA | Flooding | Flood | 7 | PAHM | $9.3 million |
| May 14, 2024 | DR-4779-IA | Severe Storms and Tornadoes | Tornado | 9 | IHPPAHM | $8.9 million |
| May 24, 2024 | DR-4784-IA | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding | Severe Storm | 29 | IHPPAHM | $35.3 million |
| Jun 24, 2024 | DR-4796-IA | Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | Severe Storm | 29 | IHPPAHM | $289.7 million |
| May 21, 2025 | DR-4870-IA | Severe Winter Storm | Winter Storm | 4 | PA | $5.0 million |
| Sep 1, 2026 | DR-4942-IA | Severe Storms and Flooding | Severe Storm | 4 | PA | — |
* Individual Assistance approved plus Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation obligated, for declarations where OpenFEMA publishes totals; as reported on October 29, 2026. Programs: IHP — Individuals and Households, IA — Individual Assistance, PA — Public Assistance, HM — Hazard Mitigation.