(Des Moines) Today, Cindy Axne applauds President Biden’s approval of Governor Reynolds request for a major disaster declaration following the severe storms on December 15th, 2021. The declaration enables federal funds to supplement state and local recovery efforts in 25 Iowa counties: Appanoose, Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Cass, Cherokee, Davis, Emmet, Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Howard, Humboldt, Mills, Mitchell, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Sac, Van Buren, Webster, Worth, and Wright.
These counties were among the hardest hit by the rare severe storms that rolled through Iowa last December, which produced an intense line of rapidly-moving severe thunderstorms. These thunderstorms brought hurricane-force wind gusts and resulted in 43 confirmed tornadoes – a new single day tornado record for Iowa.
Earlier this month, Rep. Axne and rest of the Iowa delegation wrote to President Biden in support of the Governor’s request and urging prompt action.
