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Governor expands disaster proclamation to 41 counties

Governor expands disaster proclamation to 41 counties
March 20, 2019 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation on March 19 in response to flooding and flash flooding beginning March 13 and continuing.

The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster Case Management Program, for these five counties: Crawford, Delaware, Page, Palo Alto, and Tama.

With the addition of these five counties, the governor has issued proclamations for 41 counties impacted by the recent flooding. The other counties are: Adair, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Clayton, Dallas, Dickinson, Emmet, Fayette, Franklin, Fremont, Guthrie, Hancock, Hardin, Harrison, Humboldt, Ida, Iowa, Kossuth, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, O'Brien, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Sioux, Webster, Winnebago, Winneshiek, Woodbury, Worth, and Wright.