(Clarinda, Iowa) – Page County Emergency Management Coordinator Jill Harvey, Tuesday, issued a report on damage part of the county sustained during the April 17th tornadoes.  An EF-1 tornado touched down at around 8:40-p.m. April 17th in Fremont County, southeast of Randolph, before moving east into northwestern Page County. The National Weather Service says the tornado caused significant damage before lifting just east of Nyman, at around 9:08-p.m.

Jill Harvey reports:

• 1 residential home was destroyed
• 2 agricultural structures sustained major damage
• 43 additional structures were damaged
• There were widespread power outages due to down trees and power lines, and
• Trees and power poles at the Pierce Creek Recreation Area in Page County sustained extensive damage.

Jill Harvey says local city and county officials, along with the Essex Volunteer Fire and EMS Department, responded immediately after the event, and conducted door-to-door searched in the impacted area. EMA Coordinators from Cass, Clarke and Montgomery Counties arrived last Friday morning (April 18th) to assist with preliminary damage assessments. In addition, the American Red Cross was on-site Friday, and continues to provide assistance to affected residents.

As previously mentioned, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a Disaster Proclamation, which activated the Individual Assistance Grant Program for Page and Fremont Counties, along with two counties in northwest Iowa. To learn more about the program and/or to apply, go to https://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/assistance#.