• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Fires/Accidents/Disasters / Governor requests presidential disaster declaration for 8 counties

Governor requests presidential disaster declaration for 8 counties

September 20, 2016 By Dar Danielson

Decorah flooding on Old Stage Road.

Decorah flooding on Old Stage Road in August.

Governor Terry Branstad is asking the president to declare eight Iowa counties disaster areas.

The governor is asking for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, and Winneshiek for the severe storms and flooding that hit from August 23rd to the 27th.

A joint federal, state, and local preliminary damage assessment of the 8 counties found the severe weather caused an estimated $4.8 million worth of damage.

The governor is asking for funding under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Public Assistance Program, which is used to rebuild damaged infrastructure that may include roads, bridges, culverts and other public facilities, or to cover costs of emergency work during, and debris removal after, the storms.

The governor also requested money to conduct hazard mitigation activities for the entire state.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather Tagged With: Terry Branstad

Featured Stories

Biden calls man quizzing him at town hall ‘a damn liar’

Governor ends public airing of state agency budget requests

Former Manchester hospital CEO given suspended 10-year sentence

After 70 years, southwest Iowa woman files final ‘Up a Country Lane’ column

Sioux City residents can once again own pit bulls

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Iowa State’s Campbell agrees to contract extension

Epenesa and Duncan honored by B1G

Iowa’s Nunge sidelined by knee injury

State board proposes changes for sports eligibility, creation of summer dead period

Iowa’s Epenesa honored by B1G

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2019 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC