The experts now say the powerful storm that rolled over Iowa Monday night and into Tuesday was a derecho, an exceptionally long-lasting and damaging wind storm, which some call a land hurricane. Winds ...

Tree damage at Lake Macbride State Park following the 2020 derecho. (Photo courtesy of Iowa Department of Natural Resources) An estimated 2.67 million trees in Iowa forests and another 4.4 million ...

Iowa (KCCI) -- Five years ago, a catastrophic derecho swept across Iowa, causing widespread destruction, claiming lives, and leaving a lasting impact on the state. A weather station in Albion, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Five years ago, pictures told the story of the derecho. The 140 mph winds that hit Eastern Iowa on Aug.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Weather officials have confirmed a derecho moved through the Quad Cities region Monday night into Tuesday morning. According to the Storm Prediction Center, preliminary information ...

Five years ago this week, a devastating wind storm called a derecho blasted across Iowa and several other states, causing catastrophic damage to structures, crops and trees. The Iowa Department of ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Wednesday morning’s storms packed 30 to 50 mph wind gusts, heavy rain and lightning, but it was nothing like the storms that moved through parts of Iowa late Monday night and ...

A powerful derecho ripped through the Midwest on Monday, with wins in one locale reaching 112 MPH. Lynn, Iowa, had a reported wind gust of 112 MPH Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - An estimated 2.67 million trees in Iowa forests and another 4.4 million trees in urban canopies were killed or damaged by the 2020 Midwest derecho that swept ...