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Derecho sweeps through northern Iowa, marking the state's fourth in less than two years
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWeather officials confirmed a derecho struck Iowa on Tuesday — the fourth one in the state in less...
Today marks 2 years since devastating Aug. 10 derecho slammed Iowa
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe straight-line wind storm, which produced severe wind damage across portions of eight Midwestern...
This Iowan donated thousands of meals when disaster struck. Now, his free food movement is national.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHurricane-force winds sliced off the apartment building’s façade, leaving wooden beams and bricks...
Cedar Rapids' Willie Ray Fairley takes his famous barbecue to Florida's hurricane recovery zone
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFORT MYERS, Fla. — Willie Ray Fairley drives toward destruction, smokers in tow. The Cedar Rapids restauranteur has gained accolades for his work to bring needed hot meals to people in need ...
EXPLAINER: Windstorm was likely a derecho. What is that?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA long line of quick-moving thunderstorms that produced a swath of damaging wind gusts across...
Iowa scientists say more trees will be needed as climate change accelerates
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith climate change causing more extreme weather across the state — intense rainstorms, floods,...
Will Iowa tornado outbreak damage Iowans' home insurance rates?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoWill Iowa homeowners see higher insurance rates because of the April 26 tornadoes? Iowa insurance...
Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoHundreds of communities around the country will share more than $1 billion in federal money to help...
Updates: Severe thunderstorm warning looming over Johnson County as storms arrive
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe National Weather Service is warning that a storm system pushing toward eastern Iowa this evening could be "very dangerous." Follow along for updates.
'Atmospheric Rivers' and Other Truly Bizarre Weather Phenomena
Cheapism via AOL· 1 year agoronniechua/istockphoto Mostly Cloudy With the Occasional Whirling Column of Air and Dust Boring...