Check a ZIP

Based on FEMA public data, DUBUQUE, IA is

MODERATELY FUCKED

Dubuque, IA gets a calibrated report score of 64 out of 100. It starts with FEMA's 64/100 overall signal, then checks whether risk is concentrated or broad. Loudest hazards: drought, flooding, extreme heat.

64/100

Calibrated report score

FEMA overall: 64/100 (Relatively Low)

Top reasons

  • Drought
  • Flooding
  • Extreme heat

Disaster receipts

21 federal disaster declarations

FEMA declaration history for Dubuque, IA, 1965-2024. County-level receipt, not a house-level prophecy.

Top chaos flavors

Flood10Severe Storm8Biological2Hurricane1

Most recent

  • 2024 Severe StormSEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES
  • 2023 FloodFLOODING
  • 2020 BiologicalCOVID-19 PANDEMIC

Receipt note

County-specific federal disaster declarations only. Statewide declarations are not smeared across every county.

OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries

What the data says

drought is at 68/100 in FEMA's county-level data. That is a real water-stress signal.

Receipt

FEMA National Risk Index (county-level; ZIP matched through Census ZCTA/county relationship)

What to verify

Review water-source reliability, agricultural demand, and how often restrictions kick in.

Near your ZIP

PULLING EPA RECEIPTS

Checking the 2024 TRI facility index around ZIP 52053.

FAQ / before you panic

Questions you should probably ask.

Yes. The voice is sarcastic, but the goal is serious: turn public climate, air quality, hazard, and pollution datasets into a readable local risk profile. The joke is the packaging. The data is the point.