THE WEATHER BEAT · SEP 16

Where to get help: the Iowa and Southwest floods

Federal aid, 211, and the state emergency agencies for Iowa, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas after this week's flooding.

By the Weather Rock September 16, 2026, 9:52 a.m. · 2 min read

GOES satellite view of the event region — Iowa and northern Missouri, the region of the flooding this resource list responds to, the same scene as the accompanying story. Image: NOAA GOES-East GeoColor via NASA GIBS, 2026-09-16 01:00Z.

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The federal disaster aid application, 211, and the emergency management agencies for Iowa, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas are gathered here for readers reached by this week's flooding.
Every link below comes from the Weather Beat's standing verified aid list; nothing is added at press time.
This is a summary of where to ask, not emergency information.

Where to get help: the Iowa and Southwest floods

This list accompanies today's brief, Iowa ran out of room for the rain, and canyon country had its own flood evening, which named flooding and flash flood warnings in Iowa, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.

Apply for federal disaster aid. disasterassistance.gov is the federal government's own site to check whether a county has been declared for disaster assistance and to apply. It is for anyone in an affected area, not only those already declared.

Call 211. 211.org is the United Way's 211 line, reachable by call or text, for local aid referrals of any kind.

Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management. homelandsecurity.iowa.gov is Iowa's state emergency management agency, for readers in the Adair County and central Iowa flooding.

Utah Emergency Management. dem.utah.gov is Utah's state emergency management agency, for readers near the San Rafael Swell and the state's other flash flood warnings.

Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs. dema.az.gov is Arizona's state emergency management agency, for readers in Gila, Navajo and Apache counties.

New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. dhsem.nm.gov is New Mexico's state emergency management agency, for readers near the Frijoles burn scar flooding in Rio Arriba and Santa Fe counties.

Texas Division of Emergency Management. tdem.texas.gov is Texas's state emergency management agency, for readers on the South Plains flash flood warnings.

American Red Cross. The Red Cross get-help page lists shelters and emergency assistance, for anyone displaced by the flooding.

The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army's national site is a starting point for disaster relief support in an affected area.

SBA disaster loans. The SBA disaster assistance page covers loans for homeowners, renters and businesses, not businesses alone.

Ready.gov, floods. The Ready.gov floods page is the federal government's flood preparedness guidance.

NWS flood safety. The National Weather Service flood safety page is the Weather Service's own flood safety guidance.

This is a summary of where to ask, not emergency information. For live warnings see weather.gov and your local officials.