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A seismogram in the Des Moines metropolitan area recorded intense vibrations imparted by the strong winds associated with the derecho. After 8:00 a.m., the storm moved through Sioux City, Iowa, crossing the Big Sioux River and entering western Iowa. Heating associated with the daytime hours made for warmer conditions near the ground, allowing ...
The derecho caused widespread wind damage from Iowa to Indiana, according to a post on X from NOAA. @NOAA 's #GOES16 🛰️ caught the destructive #derecho that swept across the Midwest yesterday ...
May 3, 2020: Second derecho in a week, originating from the same spot. Hit Nashville, Tennessee just 2 months after a tornado devastated part of the city. 130,000 people lost power, making it the largest power outage in the cities history. It was said to be the worst derecho in 16 years. [67] June 2020 Pennsylvania–New Jersey derecho: June 3 ...
One of the most powerful inland hurricanes, known as a derecho, on record left over $11 billion of estimated damage and millions of Midwestern lives turned upside down. ... 2020, in Cedar Rapids ...
The August 2020 Midwest Derecho delivered a maximum measured wind speed of 56 m/s (109 kn), with damage-estimated speeds as high as 63 m/s (120 kn) in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area. [27] The storm was referred to as one of the largest "land-based hurricanes" in recorded history spawning 17 confirmed tornadoes across Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana.
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A line of thunderstorms last week which produced 21 tornadoes in Iowa was classified as a derecho, the National Weather Service announced Monday.
The highest measured wind gust of 123 mph (198 km/h) was reported in Washington, Iowa near coordinates . This was the highest unofficial recorded wind gust in the history of the state of Iowa until the August 2020 Midwest derecho.