Gov Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for 12 Iowa counties after Friday tornadoes

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a watch party for Iowa Republicans on Election Day at the Hilton Downtown in Des Moines on Nov. 8, 2022. Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for 12 eastern Iowa counties following a deadly line of storms Friday that led to several tornado touchdowns, widespread power outages, and severe weather throughout the affected area. The National Weather Service designated the severe storms that hit eastern Iowa Friday night, a “Tornado Outbreak that this area has not seen in quite some time.” Reynolds signed a disaster proclamation for several southeast Iowa counties: Cedar, Clinton,…