Des Moines, IA- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has requested a presidential Disaster Declaration for 18 Iowa counties.
According to the Governor’s Office, the request is being made for these counties due to significant snowfall during the winter storms from January 8th through the 14th.
Governor Reynolds is asking for funding for Adair, Black Hawk, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Delaware, Dubuque, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Lucas, Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Story, Wapello, and Washington counties.
Following a joint federal, state, and local damage assessment of the affected counties, it was estimated that significant snowfall resulted in over $8 million worth of damage that could be eligible for funding under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Public Assistance Program.
