8:20 AM

Pelosi to tour northeast Iowa, Des Moines

Posted: Saturday, September 6, 2008 12:00 am

PARKERSBURG, Iowa (AP) - U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is coming to Iowa to tour areas damaged by the summer's severe weather.

California Democrat Pelosi will walk through Parkersburg, touring damage, and look at rebuilding efforts in the town after a May tornado that destroyed about a third of the town.

Pelosi will be accompanied by Rep. Bruce Braley. They will also conduct a driving tour of flood damage in Waterloo, Cedar Falls and the Sinclair elevator area near New Hartford.

Pelosi is also scheduled to conduct a tour of damage in Des Moines. After visiting northeast Iowa, she also tour damage in Cedar Rapids.