2019 in Iowa

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The following is a list of events of the year 2019 in Iowa.

Incumbents

March 9-12 - midwestern u.s floods: Nearly 40 counties in Iowa declared an emergency and one person died due to flood waters^[1]
March 17 - Des Moines Water Works lawsuit dismissed^[2]
May 1 - Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation to establish Iowa’s first children’s mental health system^[3]
May 22 - An EF2 tornado touched down southeast of Adair, killing 1 and injuring another^[4]

^ "More than 10 million people remain under flood warnings in Midwest". NBC News. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
^ Eller, Donnelle. "With Water Works' lawsuit dismissed, water quality is the legislature's problem". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
^ "Children's Mental Health System Signed Into Law". Iowa Public Radio. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
^ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "2019 Iowa Tornadoes". www.weather.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-21.