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[Tornado and Severe Storms] Evansville, IN, November 8, 2005 -- This Eastbrook Mobile Home Park is heavily damaged by a Tornado. Eighteen lives were destroyed. Vandenberg Humane Society worker with rescued dog.  Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Tornado and Severe Storms] Evansville, IN, November 8, 2005 -- This E...

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[Tornado and Severe Storms] Evansville, IN, October 8, 2005 -- The Eastbrook Mobile Home Park is heavily damaged by a Tornado. Eighteen lives were destroyed in the park alone. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Tornado and Severe Storms] Evansville, IN, October 8, 2005 -- The Eas...

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[Tornado and Severe Storms] Evansville, IN, November 9, 2005 -- Acting FEMA Director R. David Paulison touring tornado ravaged Evansville and Newberg, Indiana. Paulison praises local community effort.  Leif Skoogfors/FEMA Photo

[Tornado and Severe Storms] Evansville, IN, November 9, 2005 -- Acting...

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[Tornado and Severe Storms] Newburgh, IN, November 10, 2005 -- Church workers establish food distribution for emergency workers and residents. After the tornado devastated the area, this center provides up to 1,000 meals a day for residents and emergency aid workers. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA Photograph

[Tornado and Severe Storms] Newburgh, IN, November 10, 2005 -- Church ...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 6, 2005 - (left to right) Mary Foster, Dwayne Laughary and Ashley Shimmerhorn apply for disaster assistance by computer at the Mobile Disaster Recovery Center operating in Hopkins County.  More than 20 percent of the applications for Hopkins and Marshall counties, eligible for federal assistance for damages and losses caused by F4 tornadoes on November 15, filed for assistance via the internet at www.FEMA.gov.  Win Henderson/FEMA photo

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 6, 2005 - (le...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 8, 2005 - A home, ripped off its foundation by one of the F4 tornado on November 15 that affected Hopkins and Marshall counties in western Kentucky, is set down on the edge of a hillside.  A federal disaster declaration for these areas was issued by President Bush on December first.  Win Henderson/FEMA photo

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 8, 2005 - A h...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 12, 2005 - Darrel Qualls (right) and a friend discuss his new, soon-to-be home which will replace the one destroyed on the same location by one of the F4 tornadoes that struck the area on November 15.  Two western Kentucky counties, Hopkins and Marshall, are eligible for federal disaster assistance through a declaration issued by President Bush on December first. Win Henderson/FEMA photo

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Madisonville, Ky, December 12, 2005 - Da...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Marmaduke, Ar., April 8, 2006 -- One of many damaged homes (90 percent of all residences in this community of 1100 residents had damages)that was impacted by a tornado on April 2nd was completely moved off its foundation and pushed into the side yard. Seven Arkansas counties that had damages caused by storms and tornadoes between April 1st and 3rd have been declared eligible for federal disaster assistance.  FEMA/Win Henderson

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Marmaduke, Ar., April 8, 2006 -- One of ...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Marmaduke, Ar. -- Volunteers with the Northeast Greene County Fire Department collect clothing that is being donated to help individuals with losses caused by the April 2nd afternoon tornado that struck Marmaduke.  A series of storms and tornadoes swept across central and northeast Arkansas the first three days of April, causing damages that qualified individuals and businee owners in seven Arkansas counties for a federal disaster declaration.  FEMA photo by Win Henderson

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Marmaduke, Ar. -- Volunteers with the No...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Marmaduke, Ar. April 8, 2006 -- Water and other emergency supplies are staged at the Marmaduke Consolidated School System for distribution to the residents of this northeast Arkansas community who were affected by a tornado that struck on the afternoon of April 2nd.  Ninety percent of the town's structures were impacted by this severe storm, one of many that swept across central and northeast Arkansas between April 1st and the 3rd. FEMA photo by Win Henderson

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Marmaduke, Ar. April 8, 2006 -- Water an...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO. 4-8-06 --  Senator Jim Talent, R-MO talks to a resident at the Red Cross Shelter in Caruthersville, MO.  The Red Cross and FEMA employees are working with State and local agencies to provide assistance and information to the townspeople of Caruthersville, Missouri affected by the recent tornado. A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) has been established for people to go to for information and to register for services.  Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO. 4-8-06 --...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO, 4-8-06  --  Messages written on the walls of one of the homes damaged by the tornado that swept through the town of Caruthersville, Missouri. There were hundreds of homes damaged by the tornado and no serious injuries or deaths reported. FEMA is working with local and State agencies to assist with the rebuilding effort. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO, 4-8-06 -...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO, 4-13-06 -- An Ameri Corps volunteer is using a chain saw to cut up a fallen tree and will then haul the debris away. A tornado hit the town on April 2, 2006.  Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO, 4-13-06 -...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO. 4-13-06  Herb Cohen, a Home Inspection contractor for FEMA talks to Olga King, whose home was damaged by the tornado that hit the town. Hundreds of homes damaged by the tornado and there were no serious injuries or deaths reported. FEMA is working with local and State agencies. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO. 4-13-06 ...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Gallatin, TN -- April 15, 2006 -- A close up of a "red tag" on a destroyed house in downtown Gallatin. Middle Tennessee was recently hit by a series of tornadoes that damaged homes and office buildings. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Gallatin, TN -- April 15, 2006 -- A clos...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Gallatin, TN, April 15, 2006 -- An insurance adjuster examines a home damaged by severe storms. Middle Tennessee was recently hit by a series of tornadoes that damaged homes and office buildings.  Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Gallatin, TN, April 15, 2006 -- An insur...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO, 4-17-06 -- Buck Katt, FEMA Special assistant briefs Senator Kit Bond, R-MO on the current temporary housing plans for the town of Caruthersville, MO.  The aerial map Senator Bond is looking at shows where some of the mobile homes and travel trailers will be placed.  Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO, 4-17-06 -...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO, 4-20-06 -- Mrs. Donna Crain in her new temporary mobile home.  She and her husband, Lou, are among the first families in Caruthersville, MO to receive temporary housing. The Crain's daughter, Karen, and their grandson will be staying with them until they can rebuild their homes which were destroyed by a tornado that hit the town on April 2, 2006.  Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO, 4-20-06 -...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Reisterstown, MD, June 29, 2006 -- A member of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team (PDA) evaluates a roadway that was damaged by flood waters. The PDA team is made up of State, County, and FEMA members who make a Federal Disaster Recommendation to the President.  Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Reisterstown, MD, June 29, 20...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 3, 2007 -- A man looks through the rubble of his church in a effort to salvage anything he can find. The church was destroyed by the tornadoes that hit central Florida last night.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 3, 2007 -- A m...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 3, 2007 -- (clockwise from left) FEMA Director David Paulison, Ruben Almaguer, Deputy Director FL DEM, FEMA Region IV Director Phil May and Florida Governor Charlie Crist discuss the initial response effort being initiated by FEMA.  Central Florida was hit with one or more tornadoes overnight causing severe damage and several deaths.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 3, 2007 -- (cl...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 6, 2007 -- A blue tarp covers this manufactured home damaged by the recent central Florida tornadoes.  Tornadoes are a very powerful and destructive force. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 6, 2007 -- A b...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 6, 2007 -- The recent tornadoes took this manufactured home into the air and put it on this car.  Tornadoes are very powerful and destructive forces.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 6, 2007 -- The...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 6, 2007 -- This home was ripped apart by the recent central Florida tornadoes.  Tornadoes are a highly destructive and dangerous force that should not be taken lightly.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 6, 2007 -- Thi...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 6, 2007 -- A technician cleans up debris from a destroyed home.  The clean up began quickly after the central Florida tornadoes hit.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, Fla., February 6, 2007 -- A t...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Sumter County, FL, February 9, 2007 -- Damage, blue tarps and new roofing materials can be seen from this area of The Villages, affected by the recent tornadoes. The recovery from the tornadoes is proceeding.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Sumter County, FL, February 9, 2007 -- D...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, FL, February 12, 2007 -- Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Jesse Munoz (right) shares a light moment with the manager at the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Lady Lake. FEMA has set up DRCs in the areas affected by the recent tornadoes in central Florida. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, FL, February 12, 2007 -- Fede...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, FL, February 13, 2007 -- FEMA contractors are beginning to site travel trailers at the Sunshine Mobile Home Park in Lady Lake.  FEMA provides travel trailers as temporary housing to residents that can no longer live in their homes due to disasters.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lady Lake, FL, February 13, 2007 -- FEMA...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Orlando, FL, February 13, 2007 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Jesse Munoz (lower right, hands up) addresses the staff of the Florida congressional delegation concerning the progress of the recovery from the recent tornadoes.  FEMA works to keep Members of Congress informed about the status of its work in federally declared disaster areas.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Orlando, FL, February 13, 2007 -- FEMA F...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lake County, FL, February 15, 2007 -- FEMA representative Walter Davis (right) hands the key to this FEMA travel trailer to Konstantine Medtcalfe. Mr. Medtcalfe and his family lost their home in the central Florida tornadoes and will use this trailer as temporary housing.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Lake County, FL, February 15, 2007 -- FE...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] New Orleans, March 2, 2007 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Specialist Gary Grabow (left) assists a tornado victim at a Disaster Recovery Center as another (at right) calls the FEMA registration number. Two of the four centers were opened in Orleans Parish after tornadoes swept through portions of southeast Louisiana in mid February. FEMA photo by Anita Westervelt

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] New Orleans, March 2, 2007 -- FEMA Indiv...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Westwego, LA, March 2, 2007 -- New Orleans camera crews accompany FEMA Community Relations Specialist Pat Oldham and Intergovernmental Affairs Specialist Don Hawkins as they visit residents affected by mid-February tornadoes. Many of the residents in the tornado-damaged area have been living in FEMA trailers while their permanent residence is being rebuilt after damages suffered during Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. FEMA photo by Anita Westervelt

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Westwego, LA, March 2, 2007 -- New Orlea...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Enterprise, AL, March 3, 2007 -- FEMA Region IV Director Phil May (center) speaks with an Alabama official about environmental concerns created by the recent tornadoes. FEMA began its initial response to the disaster immediately. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Enterprise, AL, March 3, 2007 -- FEMA Re...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Enterprise, AL, March 3, 2007 -- This house was destroyed by the recent Alabama tornadoes. This area of Alabama has been declared a federal disaster area.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Enterprise, AL, March 3, 2007 -- This ho...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Enterprise, AL, March 3, 2007 -- Workers are quickly cleaning up the debris caused by the recent tornadoes. The tornadoes caused extensive damage in Alabama.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Enterprise, AL, March 3, 2007 -- Workers...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Enterprise, AL, March 3, 2007 -- FEMA Federal Incident Response Support Team (FIRST) leader Ned Wright speaks on camera to the NBC Today show this morning. The FIRST team was FEMA's initial response to the Alabama tornadoes.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Enterprise, AL, March 3, 2007 -- FEMA Fe...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Atlanta, GA, March 6, 2007 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Mike Bolch (right) speaks with Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue after a briefing on the tornadoes that recently stuck Americus at the Georgia EOC with GEMA Director Charley English (left).  Several Counties in Georgia have been declared federal disaster areas.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Atlanta, GA, March 6, 2007 -- FEMA Feder...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Westwego, LA, March 29, 2007 - A first grade student at Westwego Elementary School shows off his work as his class works through the FEMA for Kids activity books provided by a Community Relations team during tornado recovery efforts. Robert J. Alvey/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Westwego, LA, March 29, 2007 - A first g...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS,  May 23, 2007 - FEMA Electronics Technician Gary Gray keeps an eye on the weather with his laptop computer and satellite TV.  All relief workers in Kiowa County monitor daily weather reports, which have threatened severe storms and possible tornadoes for the next few days.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, May 23, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Great Bend, KS,  May 27, 2007 -- Ava Hagen, Manager of  FEMA's Mobile Disaster Recovery Center #2, and Disaster Assistance Employee Bob Miller prepare a sign on their first day in Barton County.  Central Kansas has multiple disaster declarations due to numerous tornadoes and heavy storms this month.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Great Bend, KS, May 27, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Copperas Cove, TX, July 6, 2007 -- FEMA's Disaster Recover Center located in the Human Resource Center is now open to help those affected by the recent flooding. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Copperas Cove, TX, July 6, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Travis, TX, July 10, 2007 -- Even with lake levels having dropped 5 feet, the Graveyard Point subdivision still has many homes underwater.  Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Travis, TX, July 10, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Travis, TX, July 10, 2007 -- With 4 flood gates open on Mansfield Dam Lake Travis is slowly coming down to normal levels.  Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Travis, TX, July 10, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, July 12, 2007 -- Gene Bradley looks at the ADA compliant shower in his new FEMA  temporary housing unit. Greensberg lost most of its buildings in a May 6, 2007 tornado. FEMA designers work to provide housing for residents with special needs. FEMA Photo. Leif Skoogfors

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, July 12, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance specialist Damon Naumann inspects damaged local infrastructure with Pat Hanger of the state and County Commissioner Duane Stueven to compile a Preliminary Damage Assessment report to verify if Llano County will be eligible for federal assistance. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, July 12, 2007 -- Margaret and Gene Bradley inside their new ADA compliant housing in Greensburg. The couple's housing was destroyed in a tornado on May 6, 2007. Mr. Bradley has some mobility problems, his housing is designed by FEMA to assist him. Photo/Leif Skoogfors

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, July 12, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensberg, KS, July 14, 2007 - Contractor finishes door of a newly built storm shelter at FEMA temporary housing site. The shelters are equipped with emergency lighting, ventilation, and sanitary facilities. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensberg, KS, July 14, 2007...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, July 14, 2007 -- A storm warning siren installed at the construction site of a 300 building temporary housing park. Early warning in the event of storms is essential and this FEMA site is being equipped with emergency shelters and warning sirens. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, July 14, 2007 -- A storm ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, 7/16/2007 --  Residents of Greensburg, KS which was destroyed by an F5 tornado put this American flag on one of the few remaining trees. FEMA is in Greensburg assisting with the rebuilding.  Photo by Tim Tyson/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, 7/16/2007 -- ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Hondo, TX, July 24, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance Specialist Sheila Luster along with Medina County Commissioners Arturo Barrientes and Ronnie Ulbrich inspect flood damage to local infrastructure to determine if the county will be eligible for federal disaster assistance. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Hondo, TX, July 24, 2007 -- F...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Rio Grande City, TX, July 26, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance Specialists Sheila Lusterand and William Ciarelli inspect the Starr County Memeorial Hospital with adminstrator Thalia Munoz to determine if the county will be eligible for federal assistance to offset expenses caused by the recent flooding.  Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Rio Grande City, TX, July 26,...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Wichita, KS, August 8, 2007 -- FEMA's Jim Workman drills and Perry Fergson holds wood for the construction of a DAWG house model.  The model will show the public how metal connectors and anchors are engineered to connect and strengthen the wood joints within the frame. Structural damages resulting from extreme winds can be minimized by using the DAWG house techniques and methodologies. Hattie Stallworth/FEMA.

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Wichita, KS, August 8, 2007 -- FEMA's Jim...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingfisher, OK, August 19, 2007 -- A man wades out in Tropical Storm Erin flood waters to look for missing family members.  FEMA's Individual Assistance Program has grants and other aid available to help flood victims recover from floods.  Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingfisher, OK, August 19, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingfisher, OK, August 19, 2007 -- Flood water covers the roadway leaving only road signs to mark the road.  Many people were forced to evacuate.  FEMA has grants and other aid available to help flood victims recover under FEMA's Individual Assistance Program.  Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingfisher, OK, August 19, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oklahoma, OK, August 19, 2007 -- Cars drive though a flooded street carefully after heading the High Water Danger Signs.  FEMA has a preparedness program to make people aware of the dangers of driving though flooded roads.  Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oklahoma, OK, August 19, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Ottawa, Ohio, September 1, 2007 -- Information from local service organizations are also available at the Ottawa Disaster Recovery Center (DRC). DRCs are opened to give residents a place to ask questions about the FEMA recovery process. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Ottawa, Ohio, September 1, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, 2007  -- A policeman points out flood damage at a bridge to FEMA mitigation specialist Larry Ruffin. FEMA conducts Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) to communities that are affected by disasters.  John Ficara/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado] Queens, NY, September 5, 2007 --  At the opening of the Disaster Recovery Assistance Center (DRAC) in Queens, NY. is Krstine Campell, External Affairs,  Stephen Kenpff, Jr, FEMA R-2 Regional Administrator and Marshall Manton.  New York was hit by severe storms, flooding, and tornado on August 8, 2007.  Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado] Queens, NY, September 5, 2007 -...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Ottawa, Ohio, September 6, 2007 -- FEMA representatives tend a table with brochures to help residents with questions they have about federal assistance programs. The FEMA representatives set up the information table outside a special town council meeting. John Ficara/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Ottawa, Ohio, September 6, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Forest, Ohio, September 10, 2007 -- FEMA Mitigation representative Gloria Millard (2ND from right) talks with a Hardin County homeowner whose home suffered damage from recent floods. Hardin and Seneca counties  recently qualified for Federal Disaster Assistance.  John Ficara/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Forest, Ohio, September 10, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado] Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 2007 -- Brooklyn City Councilwoman Sarah Gonzalez and her colleagues meet at a FEMA Disaster Application Service Center (DASC) in Brooklyn.  The center was opened to help disaster victims affected by the August storms and flooding. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado] Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado] Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 2007 -- FEMA Applicant Assistance Helena Tang assists Jain Min Wen and Yan Juan Wen with disaster information at a FEMA Disaster Application Service Center (DASC) in Brooklyn.  The center was opened to assist victims from the severe storms and flooding in August.  Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado] Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado] Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 2007--FEMA Applicant Assistance Helena Tang assists Jain Min Wen and Yan Juan Wen with disaster information at a FEMA Disaster Application Service Center (DASC) in Brooklyn.  The center was opened to assist victims from the severe storms and flooding in August. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado] Brooklyn, NY, September 13, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Findlay, Ohio, September 14, 2007 -- John Guagentei (L) with Century Health - a Mental Health organization in Findlay, talks with a woman whose home was damaged from flooding in the community. FEMA arranges for counseling desks at Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) as part of assisting flood victims.  John Ficara/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Findlay, Ohio, September 14, ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Findlay, Ohio, September 17, 2007 --  Fumiko K. Harada Ph.D. (R)  a Japanese professor at The University of Findlay and Wilhemina Hearne (L) a Community Relations Specialist with FEMA speak to a gathering of Japanese residents who reside in Hancock County. FEMA reaches out to different communities to insure that non-English speaking residents receive information on registering with FEMA if their homes or belongings suffered damage during recent floods. John Ficara/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Findlay, Ohio, September 17, ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado] Williamsburg, NY, September 20, 2007 -- Federal Coordinating Officer, Marianne Jackson, NY Commissioner, Bruno, State Coordinating Officer (SCO), John Gibb and Assistant Secretary for Homeland Security, Lia Sun Yu visit the Mobile Disaster Assistance Service Center in Williamsburg. The center was opened to provide information and help register victims for Federal/State disaster assistance affected by the August storms and tornado.  Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornado] Williamsburg, NY, September 20,...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding] Lafayette, TN, February 8, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Assistance worker Catherine Burt, working out of the FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center, assists a resident impacted by the recent storms and tornado. George Armstrong/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding] Lafayett...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Pope County, AR, 02/08/2008 --  A Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) Community Relations (CR) worker talks with a homeowner. CR teams visit every damaged home to give information on how to receive recovery aid.  Arkansas was hit by tornadoes and severe storms that destroyed homes, businesses and farms. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Pope County, AR, 02/08/2008 -...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Atkins, AR, February 9, 2008 -- These FEMA Community Relations representatives are walking through a damaged neighborhood looking for residents so they can give him information regarding Federal assistance.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Atkins, AR, February 9, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Atkins, AR, February 26, 2008  -– FEMA Public Information Officer, Nate Custer, left, and Resource Manager, Sterling Rich examine a newly installed storm shelter North of Atkins.  After witnessing the destruction from the Feb. 5 tornado the owner started construction on this shelter the next day.  Charles S. Powell/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Atkins, AR, February 26, 2008...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Atlanta, GA, March 20, 2008  -- Members of a Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) Technical Assistance Contract (TAC) team surveying a transit station. TAC teams are made up of FEMA staff and skilled engineers, architects, and other specialists to evaluate damage to urban structures.  Atlanta is recovering from the affects of a severe tornado which swept through the city center. FEMA aid will assist the municipality in rebuilding through Public Assistance  grants. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Atlanta, GA, March 20, 2008 -- Members ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Little Rock, AR, March 25, 2008 -- Briefings for Preliminary Damage Assessments take place at the JFO in Arkansas.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Little Rock, AR, March 25, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Arc, AR, March 25, 2008 -- This home is surrounded by flood water which rose to cover this neighborhood and community.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Arc, AR, March 25, 2008 -...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Arc, AR, March 25, 2008 -- Flood waters rise in neighborhoods throughout the community.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Arc, AR, March 25, 2008 -...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Cedartown, GA, March 27, 2008 -- FEMA representatives Patrick Knotts and Tony Hathcock at the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) serving Polk and Floyd Counties in Georgia discuss with applicants Cheryl & Dennis Waits mitigation ideas for the future in case of another disaster . Several organizations present information here and offer assistance in the recovery process to residents that visit a DRC. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Cedartown, GA, March 27, 2008 -- FEMA re...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] West Memphis, AR, March 27, 2008 -- Flood waters remain high near the Mississippi River.  The levee in West Memphis has received mitigation funding in the past from FEMA.  Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] West Memphis, AR, March 27, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, Kansas, April 25, 2008 -- A FEMA water truck is parked near temporary housing.  FEMA continues to provide recovery to Greensburg families displaced by the tornado that struck a year ago at the Keller Estates group site. FEMA photo/ John Shea.

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, Kansas, April 25,...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, Kansas, April 25, 2008 -- One year after the tornado that devastated Greensburg, Kansas, new homes are being built among the remaining debris. FEMA photo/ John Shea.

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, Kansas, April 25,...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Racine, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A powerful late afternoon tornado turned a home in Racine into wreckage May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Racine, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A powe...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Windsor, CO, May 24, 2008 -- Farmers Mobile Claims center rolled in at 3am on Friday and started processing claims.  The bus is three months old and has already been to 15 tornado's.  Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Windsor, CO, May 24, 2008 -- Farmers Mob...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Falls, IA, June 10, 2008 -- Hundreds of volunteers fills sand bags to be used to stop the water from the Cedar River from flooding the town. The river rose to a record high of 102 feet, endangering the town of Cedar Falls, IA.  Storms have inconvenienced many people throughout Iowa.  Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Falls, IA, June 10, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lamont, IA, June 11, 2008 -- The residents of Lamont, IA are bracing for floods.  The town has been flooded twice since the tornadoes hit northeast Iowa in May.  Storms have inconvenienced many people throughout Iowa.  Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lamont, IA, June 11, 2008 -- ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Manhattan, KS, June 12, 2008 -- Volunteers pause to look at the destruction and what is left in this hilltop residential development after a June 11 F-4 tornado ripped through destroying 45 homes and leaving another 142 with major and minor damage. Photo by Anita Westervelt/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Manhattan, KS, June 12, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Waterloo, IA, June 12, 2008  -- Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff tours Waterloo, IA  with Mayor Timothy J. Hurley (left) and other representatives of relief agencies.  Chertoff was in Iowa to tour the areas affected by the recent tornadoes and floods.  Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Waterloo, IA, June 12, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Manhattan, KS, June 12, 2008 -- Many homes are leveled in this hilltop housing development after a June 11 F-4 tornado ripped through the area destroying 45 homes and leaving another 142 with major and minor damage. Photo by Anita Westervelt/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Manhattan, KS, June 12, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Columbus Junction, IA, June 13, 2008 -- Volunteers place sandbags around Roadhouse 92, a favorite local restaurant, to protect it from predicted high water.  The Cedar and Iowa rivers meet at Columbus Junction, and both are bringing high water from the heavy rains that flooded Cedar Rapids, just eighty miles north.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Columbus Junction, IA, June 1...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Madison, WI, June 14, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator, R. David Paulison speaks at a press conference at Madison's Airport. Joining him: (L-R) U. S. Senator, Russell Feingold;Wisconsin Adjutant General, Brig. Gen.Donald Dunbar; Governor Jim Doyle; FEMA Region V, Administrator, Ed Buikema; U.S. Senator, Herb Kohl and U.S. Small Business Administration, Acting Administrator, Jovita Carranza.  Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Madison, WI, June 14, 2008 --...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Moines, IA, June 15, 2008 -- The high water on Holcomb Avenue is starting to recede, leaving debris at its edge.  The levy in Birdland broke two days ago, pressured by record-setting rainfall.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Moines, IA, June 15, 2008...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, June 16, 2008 -- Danforth Chapel on the grounds of the University of Iowa is surrounded by floodwaters from the Iowa River.  Officials fear that the river will rise even more in the next two days as high water from Cedar Rapids reach the city.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, June 16, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Palo, IA, June 20, 2008 -- FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC), sits outside the Palo Fire house to help and support the residents in the flooded small community region north of Cedar Rapids.  Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Palo, IA, June 20, 2008 -- FE...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Delton, WI, June 23, 2008 - Houses fall into the emptied Lake Delton as the side banks collapse. Recent rains have created flooding and a dam break which caused the lake to drain. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Delton, WI, June 23, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 25, 2008 -- Debris trucks line up to empty their loads at the Cedar Rapids landfill.  There are thousands of tons of water-damaged debris awaiting pickup.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 25, 20...

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Madison, WI - FEMA Assistant Administrator for Disaster Assistance Carlos Castillo (left) briefs Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle (right) on the recovery efforts now underway in the state. Also attending the briefing and providing the governor with updates are (left to right): FEMA Region 5 Administrator Edward G. Buikema; Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator Johnnie Smith; and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Dolph Diemont.  FEMA photo by Win Henderson

Madison, WI - FEMA Assistant Administrator for Disaster Assistance Car...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27, 2008 -- Mayor of Oakville, Benita Groomes, and Mayor of Wapello, Ron Durbin, look over what is left of Oakville for the second time since they have been allowed to access the town and assess the damages of the flooding two weeks ago. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27, 2008...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 -- Tanya Purdy, 49, provides information about the damage to her house and possessions to the FEMA housing inspector. In the truck are all of the posessions they were able to salvage by having friends shuttle a boat back and forth. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Delton, WI, June 23, 2008 - This panoramic view shows a major portion of the drained 297 acre Lake Delton. Flooding eroded the lake basin and sidewalls when a dam broke, transferring both flood and lake water into the Wisconsin River. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Delton, WI, June 23, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 1, 2008 -- Iowa Governor Chester Culver, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, Jovita Carranza, Acting Administrator of the Small Business Association, and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Vogel, among others, address questions at a round table meeting with the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. Many businesses were destroyed or suffered heavy losses as a result of flood waters in mid June.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 1, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Milton, WI, July 2, 2008 -- Four weeks after heavy rains soaked Central and Southern Wisconsin, many municipalities still suffered from standing water that barely allowed vehicles to pass. FEMA/Walter Jennings

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Milton, WI, July 2, 2008 -- F...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 -- Park model mobile homes are placed at the FEMA staging area in Dike, Iowa to be set up and prepared for move-in by victims of the Iowa flooding disaster. There is a housing shortage in several of the affected areas, so FEMA is providing the mobile homes as temporary housing. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 -- P...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2008 --  Household items, like these lawnmowers, that hold gasoline or other toxic or corrosive materials are sorted at the EPA staging area in Cedar Rapids. These items are collected from around the city and brought here for proper disposal. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2...

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