Gov. Kim Reynolds toured storm damage in Marion and other eastern Iowa cities after a devastating storm. | Pixabay
Gov. Kim Reynolds toured storm damage in Marion and other eastern Iowa cities after a devastating storm. | Pixabay
Marion's City Square Park was left in shambles by a fierce storm that tore through eastern Iowa early last week.
Gov. Kim Reynolds toured Marion and Tama counties to observe the damage the storm left in its wake. She was accompanied by Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, Iowa Emergency Management Director Joyce Flinn, and Maj. Gen. Ben Corell, adjutant general of the Iowa National Guard.
The group encouraged local residents and governments to document as much damage as they can as more funds may be available for rebuilding and restoration if an emergency declaration is made.
“We also could potentially get a federal declaration as well, and it’s determined on the amount of damage, and so it’s really important that we capture that damage so we can meet the criteria, you know, if we’re close, that we make that criteria so we qualify for those additional funds,” Reynolds said, according to KCRG.
Marion mayor Nick AbouAssaly said his city will need all of the resources it can get.
Reynolds reported at her Aug. 11 news conference that 550,000 Iowa households were without power at the peak of the outage, including 97% of homes in Linn County. It could take several days for some to get power back. The state is expecting 500 out-of-state line trucks to assist with restoring power.
Fuel shortages are also being addressed.
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