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Proclamation

State resources may be activated and deployed to assist with the ongoing disaster at no cost to local jurisdictions. State resources include equipment, personnel, technical assistance/guidance, supplies, and essential services to provide assistance in the form of debris removal, traffic control, levee patrol, security, vaccines, transportation, and other emergency response and recovery capabilities. A governor’s proclamation may also make assistance available to low income residents in the proclaimed counties.

Check out the table below for 2024 governor's disaster proclamations.

View the Proclamations Archive for governor’s disaster proclamations from 2008-2023.

2024 Disaster Proclamations

2024 Proclamations
DateProc#Incident
12/062024-52Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
(Sioux County)
12/062024-51Harvest Proclamation Extension
(allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage and stover to be overweight—not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight—without a permit for the duration of this proclamation)
11/082024-50Harvest Proclamation Extension
(allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage and stover to be overweight—not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight—without a permit for the duration of this proclamation)
10/152024-49Hurricane Helene & Hurricane Milton Response Extension
(eases restrictions on the transportation of materials and repair crews passing through Iowa enroute to Hurricane Helene response areas)
10/092024-48Harvest Proclamation Extension
(allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage and stover to be overweight—not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight—without a permit for the duration of this proclamation)
10/012024-47Hurricane Helene Response
(eases restrictions on the transportation of materials and repair crews passing through Iowa enroute to Hurricane Helene response areas)
09/092024-46Harvest Proclamation
(allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage and stover to be overweight—not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight—without a permit for the duration of this proclamation)
09/052024-45Severe Storms occurring on June 16
(Scott)
09/052024-44Severe Storms August 27 and continuing
(Floyd)
08/282024-43Severe Storms August 27 and continuing
(Des Moines)
08/192024-42Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing
(Monona)
08/082024-41Severe Storms August 5 and continuing
(Allamakee and Winneshiek)
08/072024-40Severe Storms July 29 and continuing
(Polk)
08/012024-39Severe Storms July 29 and continuing
(Cass, Mills, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Wapello, Webster, and Woodbury)
7/302024-38Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing - Emergency Classrooms
(Sioux)
07/222024-37Extension for June Severe Storms
(Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Fremont, Harrison, Kossuth, Lyon, Mills, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Pottawattamie, Sioux, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Hancock, Humboldt, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, Worth, and Wright)
07/162024-36Severe Storms and Flooding beginning June 26
(Clayton and Scott)
07/162024-35Severe Storms occurring on July 15
(Des Moines, Dubuque, Mitchell, Polk, and Scott)
07/152024-34Disaster Recovery Housing Assistance Program Activation
(Adair, Adams, Buena Vista, Cedar, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Emmet, Harrison, Jasper, Lyon, Mills, Montgomery, O’Brien, Plymouth, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, Sioux, Story, Union and Woodbury)
07/092024-33Severe Storms and Flash Flooding July 4 and continuing
(Chickasaw and Wright)
07/032024-32Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing
(Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Floyd, Fremont, Harrison, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Lyon, Mills, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Pottawattamie, Sioux, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, Worth and Wright)
06/282024-31Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing
(Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Floyd, Fremont, Harrison, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Lyon, Mills, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Pottawattamie, Sioux, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, Worth and Wright)
06/262024-30Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing
(Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Floyd, Fremont, Harrison, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Lyon, Mills, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Pottawattamie, Sioux, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, Worth and Wright)
06/262024-29Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Extension
(Sioux, Cherokee, and Sac)
06/262024-28Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing
(Harrison, Johnson, Mills and Pottawattamie)
06/242024-27Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing
(Allamakee)
06/242024-26Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing
(Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, and Pottawattamie)
06/232024-25Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing
(Palo Alto)
06/222024-24Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing
(Buena Vista, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Floyd, Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sioux, Webster, Winnebago, Woodbury, Worth, and Wright)
06/222024-23Severe Storms and Flooding June 21 and continuing
(Sioux County) 
06/202024-22Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
(Sac County)
06/192024-21Severe weather beginning June 12 and continuing
(Carroll, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Harrison, and O'Brien)
06/142024-20Severe weather beginning June 12 and continuing
(Monona and Woodbury Counties)
06/062024-19Severe weather beginning June 3 and continuing 
(Dubuque and Emmet Counties)
06/032024-18Severe weather beginning May 31 and continuing 
(O'Brien and Kossuth Counties)
06/022024-17Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
(Cherokee County)
05/282024-16

Severe weather beginning May 20 and continuing 

(Dallas, Poweshiek, and Webster Counties)

05/282024-15Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)
(Sioux County)
05/242024-14

Severe weather beginning May 20 and continuing 

(Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Johnson, Keokuk, Marion, Scott, Shelby, Union, Washington, and Wright Counties)

05/222024-13

Severe weather beginning May 20 and continuing 

(Black Hawk, Buena Vista, Butler, Cedar, Clinton, Dubuque, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Humboldt, Iowa, Jackson, Mills, Muscatine, O'Brien, Polk and Story Counties)

05/212024-12

Severe weather beginning May 20 and continuing 

(Adair, Adams, Cass, Clay, Hardin, Harrison, Jasper, Kossuth, Marshall, Montgomery, Page, Palo Alto, Pottawattamie, Tama, and Warren Counties)

05/082024-11

Severe weather beginning May 6 and continuing 

(allows state resources to be utilized to respond to, and recover from, the effects of severe weather in Clarke, Marion, O’Brien, and Pottawattamie Counties)

04/292024-10

Severe weather beginning April 26 and continuing 

(allows state resources to be utilized to respond to, and recover from, the effects of severe weather in Clarke, Crawford, Harrison, Mills, Polk, Ringgold, Shelby, and Union Counties)

04/262024-09

Severe weather beginning April 26 and continuing 

(allows state resources to be utilized to respond to, and recover from, the effects of severe weather in Pottawattamie County)

04/172024-08

Severe weather beginning April 16 and continuing 

(allows state resources to be utilized to respond to, and recover from, the effects of severe weather in Allamakee, Cass, Des Moines, Fayette, Henry, and Lee counties)

02/292024-07

Bridge Repair (Allamakee and Clayton Counties)

(activates the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Emergency Repair (ER) Program which authorizes emergency relief funding to cover the costs of repair or reconstruction of federal-aid routes that have suffered severe damage as a result of sudden structural failure)

02/122024-06

Harvest Proclamation Extension

(allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage and stover to be overweight (not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight) without a permit for the duration of this proclamation)

02/072024-05

Perry Recovery Extension (Dallas County)

(authorizes the use and deployment of all available state resources, supplies, equipment, and materials to continue to assist Dallas County and the Perry Community in their response to and recovery from the tragic January 4th shooting at Perry High School)

01/242024-04

Fuels Proclamation Extension

(suspends the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code pertaining to hours of service for crews and drivers delivering propane, diesel, natural gas, and other fuels used for residential, agricultural, and commercial heating purposes)

01/132024-03

Harvest Proclamation Extension

(allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage and stover to be overweight (not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight) without a permit for the duration of this proclamation)

01/102024-02

Fuels Proclamation

(suspends the regulatory provisions of Iowa Code pertaining to hours of service for crews and drivers delivering propane, diesel, natural gas, and other fuels used for residential, agricultural, and commercial heating purposes)

01/082024-01

Perry Recovery (Dallas County)

(authorizes the use and deployment of all available state resources, supplies, equipment, and materials to continue to assist Dallas County and the Perry Community in their response to and recovery from the tragic January 4th shooting at Perry High School)