Union County, Iowa

Name: Union County, Iowa FEMA disaster declarations
Creator: Disaster Data

Union County recorded 12 federal disaster and emergency declarations since FY2000 (through FY2025): 10 major disasters, 2 emergencies, and 0 fire-management declarations. Its most common hazard is severe storm.

Declarations since FY2000

Major disasters (DR)

Emergencies (EM)

Fire management (FM)

May 2024

Most recent

$6.4M

Federal PA obligated (top: roads and bridges)

The federal disaster record for Union County runs between 2001 and 2024, covering 12 declarations in all. Its most recent major disaster declaration was Severe Storms And Tornadoes in 2024. The hazards behind these declarations were most often severe storm, biological, and severe ice storm. Since 2000, FEMA has obligated about $6.4 million in Public Assistance funding to the jurisdiction, most of it for roads and bridges.

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Federal Public Assistance by category

Federal share obligated to this jurisdiction under FEMA Public Assistance since 2000, grouped by damage category. Figures are rounded to the nearest dollar and reflect obligations, which may change as projects close out.

Category	Projects	Federal share obligated
Roads and bridges(C)	198	$4,131,373
Buildings and equipment(E)	25	$891,275
Utilities(F)	14	$656,165
Parks and recreation(G)	9	$314,990
Emergency protective measures(B)	20	$222,720
Debris removal(A)	12	$178,781
Management costs(Z)	1	$38,513
Water control facilities(D)	2	$12,223
All categories	281	$6,446,040

Most common hazards

Severe Storm 6
Biological 2
Severe Ice Storm 1
Flood 1
Tornado 1
Hurricane 1

Previous occurrences, for your mitigation plan

Every local hazard mitigation plan must document previous occurrences of each hazard. Here is that record for Union County, sourced to OpenFEMA and refreshed weekly. Copy it straight into your plan.

Hazard	Date	FEMA declaration	Type
Tornado	May 14, 2024	DR-4779-IA	DR
Biological	Mar 23, 2020	DR-4483-IA	DR
Biological	Mar 13, 2020	EM-3480-IA	EM
Flood	Mar 23, 2019	DR-4421-IA	DR
Severe Storm	Jul 29, 2010	DR-1930-IA	DR
Severe Storm	Mar 2, 2010	DR-1880-IA	DR
Severe Storm	May 27, 2008	DR-1763-IA	DR
Severe Ice Storm	Jan 4, 2008	DR-1737-IA	DR
Severe Storm	Sep 14, 2007	DR-1727-IA	DR
Severe Storm	May 25, 2007	DR-1705-IA	DR
Hurricane	Sep 10, 2005	EM-3239-IA	EM
Severe Storm	May 2, 2001	DR-1367-IA	DR

Every declaration on record

DR = Major disaster (Stafford Act) · EM = Emergency declaration · FM = Fire management assistance

Showing 12 declarations

Date	Number	Type	Hazard	Title
May 14, 2024	DR-4779-IA	DR	Tornado	Severe Storms And Tornadoes
Mar 23, 2020	DR-4483-IA	DR	Biological	Covid-19 Pandemic
Mar 13, 2020	EM-3480-IA	EM	Biological	Covid-19
Mar 23, 2019	DR-4421-IA	DR	Flood	Severe Storms And Flooding
Jul 29, 2010	DR-1930-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Mar 2, 2010	DR-1880-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storm
May 27, 2008	DR-1763-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
Jan 4, 2008	DR-1737-IA	DR	Severe Ice Storm	Severe Winter Storm
Sep 14, 2007	DR-1727-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And Flooding
May 25, 2007	DR-1705-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Flooding, And Tornadoes
Sep 10, 2005	EM-3239-IA	EM	Hurricane	Hurricane Katrina Evacuation
May 2, 2001	DR-1367-IA	DR	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding

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How these numbers are built

Drawn from FEMA's OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, rebuilt each week. A declaration is counted here once for each designated area it names, so a single disaster covering many localities is counted in each one. For that reason these jurisdiction counts do not sum to Iowa's statewide total. This page counts declarations that named this jurisdiction as a designated area. Totals cover complete fiscal years (Oct 1 to Sep 30); the in-progress year may appear in the most-recent list but is not counted in the totals. Uses OpenFEMA data but is not endorsed by or affiliated with FEMA.