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Severe Storms | June 5-12, 2026

Pottawattamie County has experienced multiple rounds of severe weather beginning June 5 and continuing through June 12. The public is asked to report any experienced damages, along with photos, to document impacts. Emergency Management's request for a Governor's Proclamation of Disaster Emergency (submitted 6/12/2026) to activate the State Individual Assistance Disaster Grant Program and the Iowa Disaster Case Advocacy Program as a resource for impacted residents who are low income, uninsured, or underinsured has been approved.

Disaster Case Advocacy (DCA) Program

DCA is a supportive program involving a partnership between a disaster-impacted household and a disaster case advocate. Disaster case advocates walk beside households through the disaster recovery process. They serve as a primary point ofdca program flyer contact assisting households in coordinating necessary services and resources to address the household’s complex disaster recovery needs. In this partnership, advocates and households assess the family’s disaster-related unmet needs, build a recovery plan, and access available resources.

Disaster-related unmet needs are those things households need to recover from the disaster. Examples may include navigating through insurance, financial resources, and application processes; locating housing options, advocating and supporting through the rebuild process; may also include basic and immediate needs such as food, clothing, shelter or first aid, and long term needs such as financial, physical, emotional or spiritual well-being.

Iowa Individual Disaster Assistance Grant Program (IIAGP)

IIAGP offers grants to families whose household’s annual income is at 200% or less of the federal poverty level. 

IA program flyerPer Iowa Code, for disasters declared after July 1, 2024, each eligible household may receive up to $7,000 for items that qualify under one of the four categories: temporary housing, food assistance, personal property, and home repair. Supporting documentation is required.

The IIAGP is activated when the Governor issues a disaster proclamation turning on IIAGP for the affected counties. Applicants have 45 days from the date of the Governor’s proclamation to apply. Check the Counties with Active Proclamations section of the disaster assistance main page for IIAGP deadlines. If a presidential disaster declaration for Individual Assistance is issued for a county for the same event, the IIAGP is automatically turned off for that county and the federal program goes into effect.

The application may also be downloaded in PDF format and filled out. You can email applications to [email protected], or mail them to: ATTN: Individual Disaster Assistance Program, 900 Hickman Road Suite 500, Windsor Heights, IA 50324.

 

 

Instructions
  1. Report your damages through the form to the left. 
  2. Review program information and apply. 
  3. Contact EMA for any questions or assistance (M-F, 8am-3pm)
Apply for State Assistance Online

You may also download and complete an assistance request below:

image of proclamation
Click Image to Read Governor's Proclamation