Governor Kim Reynolds extended the disaster proclamation for the counties affected by August 10th’s derecho storm Thursday.

This extends State resources to counties affected by the storm, including Dallas, Greene, and Guthrie counties. This also temporarily suspends regulatory provisions on weight limits and hours of service for disaster repair crews aiding with cleanup and recovery efforts. State Climatologist Dr. Justin Glisan says this was a historically bad weather event, “This one, given the widespread scale of it, it started in southern South Dakota and ended up in Ohio 14 hours later, over 770 miles. The extent of agricultural and infrastructure damage to urban areas across the State will make this probably the strongest derecho to have hit the State in observational history.”

The storm caused $15 million in damage in Dallas County alone, including $5.2 million in commercial losses, $2.6 million in residential losses, $1.5 million in government infrastructure damage, and $4-5 million estimated costs for cleanup and debris management efforts.