OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR      
Governor Kim Reynolds ★ Lt. Governor Adam Gregg         

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ­­­­Tuesday, February 13, 2024    
CONTACT: Kollin Crompton, (515) 745-2840, [email protected]   

   
Governor Reynolds Requests Presidential Disaster Declaration for January’s Significant Winter Storm Snowfall 

 

DES MOINES – Today, Gov. Kim Reynolds requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for eighteen Iowa counties due to significant snowfall during the January winter storms.  

 

The governor requested funding under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Public Assistance Program for Adair, Black Hawk, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Delaware, Dubuque, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Lucas, Montgomery, Polk, Scott, Story, Wapello, and Washington counties for the significant record-breaking snowfall that occurred between January 8 through January 14, 2024. 

 

Following a joint federal, state, and local damage assessment of the affected counties, it was estimated the significant snowfall resulted in more than $8 million worth of damage that could be eligible under the Public Assistance program. Funding from this program is used to recoup costs related to snow removal, de-icing, salting, sanding of roads and other eligible facilities, and other emergency protective measures including but not limited to search and rescue and sheltering.  

 

The letter can be read in its entirety here. 

 

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