The Governor's Proclamation announcement on June 22, 2024 included a provision (Section 12) that 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙩, 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙮𝙚𝙙, 𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 as a result of the severe storms and widespread flooding that occurred on June 21, 2024 and continued thereafter.

As of June 27, 2024, the following counties have been included in the most recent Disaster Emergency: Adair, Adams, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cedar, Cherokee, Clay, Dallas, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Humboldt, Jasper, Iowa, Jackson, Kossuth, Marshall, Mitchell, Montgomery, Muscatine, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Shelby, Story, Tama and Wright Counties.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 at 11:59 pm unless sooner terminated or extended in writing by the Governor.

Due to staffing issues, the Clay County Recorder's Office will be unable to process passport applications starting July 8, 2024, until further notice. Surrounding counties may have availability. Check with those counties for more information.