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Were Iowa's Friday, May 24 storms part of a derecho?
WOI-TV Des Moines· 6 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· 6 days agoDerechos actually have a specific definition, and they're more common than some realize.
The famous Derecho of May 30-31, 1998
WOOD via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — May 31, 2024 is the 26th anniversary of the famous “derecho” thunderstorm outbreak of 1998. A derecho (Spanish for “straight...
National Weather Service classifies Friday morning system as derecho
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 7 days agoA derecho, by definition, is a widespread, long-lived windstorm associated with thunderstorms. For a...
Digging into Iowa's historic 2024 tornado season: How rare was Greenfield's EF-4 tornado?
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoA derecho is a widespread and usually fast-moving straight-line windstorm, often hundreds of miles long and more than 100 miles across. On Dec...scale, or Enhanced Fujita ...
With heavy rains, Iowa escapes drought for first time since 2020, latest report shows
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoAn EF-4 tornado...26, killing one person. Drought was longest in more than 60 years Iowa began...
Derecho winds slamming the Midwest last week
Coeur d'Alene Press· 4 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...
Reversing course, Ankeny will offer curbside debris pickup after May's severe storms
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe city moved up the date of its planned tree and branch recycling event to June 1 in response to...
Pottawattamie County outlines disaster declarations, assistance for farmers
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 4 days agoAfter another round of storms caused damage to both public and private property, emergency...
Colin Allred visits Houston in wake of deadly Texas storms
Houston Chronicle· 2 days agoSenate candidate Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) visited his opponent Ted Cruz's home turf Wednesday to...