DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, along with Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Acting Director Joyce Flinn, will tour areas impacted by severe storms and tornadoes on Friday, July 20, 2018.
Friday evening, large tornadoes caused widespread destruction in Marshalltown, Iowa, and several other smaller nearby communities heading southwest toward Altoona. Marshalltown and Pella were heavily impacted, with Main Street in Marhsalltown suffering severe damage, including the courthouse.
The Governor’s stops include:
Friday, July 20, 2018
Gov. Reynolds & Dir. Flinn tour impacted areas in Bondurant
American Legion
315 2nd Street NW
Bondurant
10:30 a.m.
Gov. Reynolds & Dir. Flinn tour impacted areas in Pella
Vermeer Corporation
Plant One
1210 Vermeer Road
Pella
12 p.m.
Gov. Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Gregg & Dir. Flinn tour impacted areas in Marshalltown
Marshalltown Fire Department
107 S. 1st Avenue
Marshalltown
2 p.m.
A business in the dutch town of Pella, Iowa that made things to do with farming was completely wiped out by a twister. To the day it was in business 70 years and was holding a big celebration with 3,000 people in attendance. Lucky it appears no one was harmed as of the last report. Utterly strange it happened as it did.