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The famous Derecho of May 30-31, 1998
WOOD via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — May 31, 2024 is the 26th anniversary of the famous “derecho” thunderstorm outbreak of 1998. A derecho (Spanish for “straight...
Iowa's 2024 tornado season has already reached historic levels. What the numbers tell us:
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 hour agoHave tornadoes been stronger this year? Several particularly severe tornadoes...scale, or Enhanced Fujita scale, is a way of measuring tornado strength based on assessed damage in the aftermath ...
Were Iowa's Friday, May 24 storms part of a derecho?
WOI-TV Des Moines· 5 days agoA week of violent weather and deadly tornadoes was brought to a close early Friday morning as a massive front of storms barreled eastward across the...
Iowa weather: Friday's storm system was Iowa's latest derecho
KCCI 8 Des Moines· 5 days agoDerechos actually have a specific definition, and they're more common than some realize.
Team with Willie Ray’s Q Shack to serve food in Greenfield amid storm recovery
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 7 days agoTeam members with Willie Ray’s Q Shack are heading to Greenfield this weekend to serve food as the...
National Weather Service classifies Friday morning system as derecho
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 6 days agoA derecho, by definition, is a widespread, long-lived windstorm associated with thunderstorms. For a...
Derecho winds slamming the Midwest last week
Coeur d'Alene Press· 3 days agoA line of intense thunderstorms ripped through the region May 24 with wind gusts estimated to be as high as 100 miles per hour. The high winds resulted...
Colin Allred visits Houston in wake of deadly Texas storms
Houston Chronicle· 15 hours agoSenate candidate Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) visited his opponent Ted Cruz's home turf Wednesday to...
Reversing course, Ankeny will offer curbside debris pickup after May's severe storms
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoThe city moved up the date of its planned tree and branch recycling event to June 1 in response to...
Iowa fought to keep Corteva. Now, the company is helping farmers battle climate change
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoLike its largest competitor, Bayer AG, Corteva also is working to develop a high-yielding,...
