COLUMBUS, OH -- To supplement that State of Ohio's and Ohio Emergency Management Agency's (Ohio EMA) efforts to assist with the severe storms that impacted Northeast Ohio starting on Tuesday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Aug 9th, issued a proclamation formally directing state agencies to be ready to offer further assistance to local communities should further needs arise.

In the proclamation, Governor DeWine ordered and authorized "all State departments and agencies to be at the ready and to utilize their personnel and resources as necessary to protect the lives, safety, health, and property of the citizens of Ohio and to assist with recovery efforts in communities impacted by this severe weather event if needed and requested by local authorities."

Ohio EMA has closely been monitoring developments regarding the damaging storms since they developed on Tuesday. Ohio EMA has been coordinating state agency response and in the central clearinghouse for local requests for state assistance.

To date, the sole request for state assistance has been for Department of Health assistance with medical supplies. Other state agencies, including the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, have been closely monitoring developments through their regulatory roles overseeing SNAP benefits and electric utilities, respectively.

Ohio EMA will continue to monitor the progress of storm remediation and provide needed assistance that may be requested in the future. Such monitoring will continue as long as is necessary, per the proclamation.

A copy of the proclamation is available at the following link: 

Proclamation (PDF)