USDA Designates One Montana County and Six Iowa Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Area Due to Excessive Rain, Flash Flooding, Hail, High Winds and Lightning

Five Contiguous South Dakota Counties Also Eligible for Assistance

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, or to refinance certain debts. FSA will review the loans based on the extent of losses, security available, and repayment ability.

Impacted Area: Montana

Triggering Disaster: Excessive Rain, Flash Flooding, Hail, High Winds and Lightning that occurred on 07/13/24 and continuing

Application Deadline: April 7, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Carter

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Montana: Custer, Fallon, and Powder River

South Dakota: Butte and Harding

Wyoming: Crook

Impacted Area: Iowa

Triggering Disaster: Excessive Rain, Flash Flooding, Hail, High Winds and Lightning that occurred on 06/01/24 and continuing

Application Deadline: April 7, 2025

Primary Counties Eligible: Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, and Sioux

Contiguous Counties Also Eligible:

Iowa: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Emmet, Palo Alto, Plymouth, and Pocahontas

Minnesota: Jackson, Nobles, and Rock

South Dakota: Lincoln, Minnehaha, and Union

More Resources

On farmers.gov, the Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet, and Loan Assistance Tool can help you determine program or loan options. To file a Notice of Loss or to ask questions about available programs, contact your local USDA Service Center.

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