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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 ...
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.
The Quad Cities forecast office has overseen many significant weather events since its foundation, most notably the August 2020 Midwest derecho, which brought widespread winds over 80 mph (130 km/h) across a significant amount of their county warning area, as well as extreme wind gusts estimated at 140 mph (230 km/h) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. [3]
A line of thunderstorms last week which produced 21 tornadoes in Iowa was classified as a derecho, the National Weather Service announced Monday.
A derecho - a fast-moving band of storms, often with hurricane-force winds - hit the nation's Corn Belt on August 10. Iowa Derecho Is Most Devastating U.S. Storm Ever In Financial Cost Skip to ...
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 ...
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