LONG THE NICE WEATHER LAST. STEVE: THANK YOU, KURTIS. WHAT A WEEK SO FAR. GOVERNOR REYNOLDS HAS NOW ISSUED A DISASTER PROCLAMATION FOR THE COUNTIES SLAMMED BY YESTERDAY’S SEVERE STORMS. STACEY: THE 3 COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE MADISON, MARION AND WARREN. KCCI’S ALEX SCHUMAN JOINS US WITH WHAT THE PROCLAMATION MEANS. >> THE GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION ALLOWS STATE RESOURCES TO BE SENT TO THESE COUNTIES A ACTIVATES WHAT’S CALLED THE IOWA INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS OF UP $5,000 FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH AN ANNUAL INCOME OF $41,560 FOR A FAMILY OF THREE. THEY CAN BE USED FOR HOME AND CAR REPAIRS REPLACING CLOTHING, FOOD, AND HELPS HANDLE TEMPORARY HOUSING EXPENSES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMED AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN TRACY WHILE SEVERE WEATHER SWEPT ACROSS THE STATE. TORNADOES WERE ALSO CONFIRMED NEAR MELCHER-DALLAS, LACONA AND SOUTHEAST OF DE SOTO IN BADGER CREEK STATE PARK. OUR CREWS FOUND DAMAGE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THOSE AREAS. IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THE AREAS AFFECTED AND ARE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE, A GRANT APPLICATION AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES WEBSITE