Twenty north Missouri counties hit by big storms September 9th and 10th have bee declared federal major disaster areas. The declaration will help counties recover from high straight-line winds and more than nine inches of rain that led to closing of seventy roads including Interstate 29 and Highway 36.

The declaration will allow counties to get federal aid for repairs to roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure.

Twenty north Missouri counties hit by big storms September 9th and 10th have bee declared federal major disaster areas. The declaration will help counties recover from high straight-line winds and more than nine inches of rain that led to closing of seventy roads including Interstate 29 and Highway 36.

The declaration will allow counties to get federal aid for repairs to roads, bridges, and other public infrastructure.

Counties covered by the declaration are (in alphabetical order): Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Daviess, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Mercer, Nodaway, Putnam, Ralls, Shelby, Sullivan, and Worth.