(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Des Moines County in response to severe storms that occurred on August 27 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 and Disaster Case Advocacy Program.

The Governor also announced the approval of Scott County for Individual Assistance, and Dubuque and Jackson Counties for Public Assistance for the previously approved Major Disaster Declaration from severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, and tornadoes that first hit on June 16th