Delaware County Iowa Emergency Management

10/22/2026

Great exercise with Linn, Clayton and Cedar County EMAs, United Way, CERT, HACAP, and others on Volunteer Reception Centers. Exercising the skills we need to handle a large influx of volunteers helps us be ready should the worst happen.

10/21/2026

CHECK. PLAN. PRACTICE.

Check your smoke alarms.
Plan how you’ll get out.
Practice your escape plan with everyone in your household.

Fire safety starts before an emergency happens.

10/20/2026

We were happy to be a part of the pilot program designed to build local disaster response assistance capabilities!

Image When disaster strikes, it takes a network of connections for a community to chart a path toward recovery.

10/19/2026

IDOT is looking for participants in their Standing Corn Snow Fence Program. This program is vital to keeping roadways clear and open during high wind and snowfall events. You can contact the district office at 319-364-0235 if you are interested. This would cover highways 3, 13, 38 and 20 in Delaware County.

10/17/2026

Fall in Iowa can bring a little bit of everything.

Cool mornings, warm afternoons, strong winds, heavy rain and eventually, that first taste of winter weather.

Keep multiple ways to receive weather alerts and stay aware of changing conditions before heading out.

Iowa weather can change quickly. Stay weather aware.

10/16/2026

It was a great week of continuing education at the Iowa Homeland Security conference. Learning about how to better plan and prepare our county for needing mobile water treatment, better communication and planning with the DeafBlind community, mass fatality management, and measles response. We also had the opportunity to present and train on our new rapid deploy shelter. Thank you to DLX for assisting us with a demo model and training! Mabel was a hit at the conference and got to spend some quality time cuddling with her cousin Maverick, who is also a crisis response canine.

10/16/2026

Our first Fall freeze is expected tonight, with temperatures dropping into the lower 30s area-wide. Frost is likely and any sensitive plants may become damaged if not brought indoors. Freeze warnings and frost advisories have been issued until 9 am Saturday.

10/15/2026

Strong northwest winds are expected to build over the area this evening, lasting through the day Friday. Peak gusts of 30-40+ mph will be seen during the daylight hours Friday. Make sure to secure loose outdoor objects and decorations, and use extra caution if driving in high-profile vehicles, especially on west-east oriented roads. Also - hold on to the pups!

10/13/2026

Urgent Delaware Co Alert:

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
SVRDVN

The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Buchanan County in northeastern Iowa...
Northwestern Delaware County in northeastern Iowa...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 541 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Backbone
State Park, or 12 miles northwest of Manchester, moving east at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include...
Edgewood, Lamont, and Backbone State Park.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building.

10/13/2026

Mabel earned her recertification again for another year. Lights, sirens, the bomb robot, drones and a trip through the smoke filled safe house, she did it all!