Some NE Iowa Counties Receive Disaster Proclamations

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A disaster proclamation has been issued for 18 Iowa counties affected by recent severe weather.

Gov. Terry Branstad issued the proclamation Tuesday. It allows the state to help residents impacted by a tornado that hit parts of Wapello County on June 20.

The proclamation also helps residents affected by other severe weather and flooding in Iowa in late June. It includes Adair, Allamakee, Appanoose, Butler, Clayton, Dallas, Des Moines, Guthrie, Henry, Howard, Lee, Lucas, Marion, Mitchell, Polk, Warren and Winneshiek counties.

An assistance program will be available to residents in 10 of those counties. That offers grants of up to $5,000 to certain households for clothing, food and temporary housing.