Weather officials confirmed a derecho struck Iowa Tuesday, following on the heels of August 2020, December 2021 and May 2022 storms. News Sports Opinion Business Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

Map showing storm reports While the greatest damage was across Iowa and Illinois, the storms did move across N. Indiana and did produce damage in SW Michigan from winds up to 60-70 mph. 500 trees ...

Officials said full recovery from the storm will take several weeks. Early estimates say the derecho flattened at least one-third of Iowa's crops – about 10 million acres.

National Weather Service maps show winds of at least 60 mph from the western edge of Iowa to eastern Indiana. Winds of at least 80 mph stretched from west-central Iowa to north-central Illinois. And ...

Derecho aftermath in Iowa: ... "We're hearing people say that we have maybe never seen a storm with this much damage. 275,000 customers out is rivaling any other outage we ... (The outage map) ...

“There are 30.6 million acres of farmland in Iowa,” including row crops, livestock pastures and buildings, Keely Coppess, a spokeswoman for the State Agriculture Department, said in an email.

Check the city's website for a map of crews' progress.On Monday, 63rd Street between University Avenue and Hickman Road will close.The road will shut down at 9 a.m. so crews can pick up storm ...

Storm damage in Iowa City. Monday, Aug 17: As of Sunday afternoon, Dave Wilson, Johnson County's Emergency Management Director, said just under 5,000 were still without power.An estimated 26,000 ...

DES MOINES — Most of the recommendations made in a November 2021 report on the state’s response to the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho will be implemented by the end of this year, while a few will ...

The storm had straight-line winds that reached nearly 100 mph in parts of Iowa. The National Guard was scheduled to arrive in Cedar Rapids on Friday to assist residents there.

No, Iowa did not experience a derecho on Wednesday. While Omaha saw high winds and damage from the storm, it did not span far enough to be considered a derecho, said Brad Small, a meteorologist at ...