Watch: President Trump in Cedar Rapids for disaster recovery briefing at 11:15 a.m.

Update @ 11:32 a.m.: The briefing was scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m., but Trump didn't land in Iowa till around 11:30 p.m. Briefing should begin soon after.

The Gazette will livestream video of his visit on this page.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive late Tuesday morning in Cedar Rapids for an Iowa disaster recovery briefing after last Monday's derecho ripped a wide path of destruction across Iowa.

According to the White House, Trump will arrive at The Eastern Iowa Airport at 10:55 a.m., then participate in the briefing at 11:15 a.m. He plans to fly out of the area by 12:15 p.m.

In addition to meeting with Gov. Kim Reynolds and state and local officials, the president also is expected to meet with Iowans affected by the storm.

On Monday, Trump signed an emergency declaration for Iowa in response to a request the state made for at least $4 billion in federal aid.

Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday she wants to impress on the president the 'extensiveness' of the impact of last week's hurricane-force storm that caused at least $4 billion in damages to homes, businesses and crops.

'Just the impact,' she said about what she wants Trump to see when he is on the ground in Iowa.

Trump called the governor Aug. 11 — the day after the storm — 'but it was so early on that we didn't have a full comprehension of the enormous amount of destruction and damage. Every day, we just continue to see more and more.'

On Monday, Trump signed a major disaster declaration for Iowa that triggered the release of federal funds to state and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the severe storm in 16 counties, including Linn and Johnson.

'I just approved an emergency declaration for Iowa, who had an incredible windstorm like probably they've never seen before,' the president told reporters on the White House South Lawn before boarding Marine One for a Midwest trip. 'It really did a lot of damage.'

Reynolds filed the request for an expedited presidential major disaster declaration Sunday seeking nearly $4 billion — including $3.77 billion to cover crop damage in 36 Iowa counties hit hard Aug. 10 when a derecho with hurricane-grade wind gusts destroyed or extensively damaged an estimated 3.57 million acres of corn and 2.5 million acres of soybeans.

The state's disaster declaration application also sought $45.3 million in public assistance for Iowans in the storm's path. However, that assistance to individuals and households is not included in the president's declaration and remains under review.

'Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further assessments,' according to the declaration.

Besides destroying or extensively damaging at least 8,273 homes at an estimated costs of $82.7 million, the storm also caused $100 million in damage to utilities struggling to return power to tens of thousands of customers still without.

The wide-ranging extent of the damage — Reynolds has included 27 counties in her state disaster declaration — is what she wants to impress upon the president.

'It's hard to imagine when we talk about a derecho ... it's such a rarity to happen in the Midwest,' she said.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Gaynor called his tour Monday of the local storm damage 'eye-opening in many ways. However, he declined to compare it with other disasters 'because every disaster is unique.'

'For those who have never had a disaster before, this is the most catastrophic thing that's happened in their lives,' Gaynor said.