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With heavy rains, Iowa escapes drought for first time since 2020, latest report shows
Gannett via AOL· 3 hours ago“To have that wet of a May without catastrophic flooding speaks to how dry it was" going into the...
Iowa's 2024 tornado season has already reached historic levels. 4 graphics tell the story:
Gannett via AOL· 11 hours agoAll throughout May, lines of strong storms — including at least one invoking the term "derecho" that has been front of mind for some since 2020 — have punished Iowa ...
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.
Tornadoes in Iowa: 80 confirmed so far in 2024
KCCI 8 Des Moines· 1 day agoOver 30 tornadoes are confirmed from last week alone.
National Weather Service increases tornado count from last week's derecho that hit Omaha area
KETV 7 Omaha· 5 hours agoThe National Weather Service has updated the tornado count from last Friday's derecho.
Iowa fought to keep Corteva, Pioneer. Now company is helping farmers battle climate change
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agoLike its largest competitor, Bayer AG, Corteva also is working to develop a high-yielding,...
DERECHO slams Quad Cities area Friday morning
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 6 days agoIt’s now confirmed – the winds and tornadoes that hit our area this morning were part of a larger derecho that crossed Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois from...
RAW: IA: EARLY AM DERECHO DEMOLISHES BARN
KOAM· 6 days agoIOWA SEVERE WEATHER THUNDERSTORM TORNADO TREES LIMBS DOWN DAMAGE REPAIR
The famous Derecho of May 30-31, 1998
WOOD via Yahoo News· 15 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...