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National Weather Service classifies Friday morning system as derecho
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 7 hours agoA derecho, by definition, is a widespread, long-lived windstorm associated with thunderstorms. For a...
Hurricane season 2024 predictions: 'This year stands on its own'
Newsweek· 3 days agoHurricane season is set to bring multiple intense storms that people need to be more prepared for...
Powerful storm winds hit Houston, Texas leaving 5 dead and 740,000 without power
World Socialist Web Site· 6 days agoHouston, Texas, saw 100 mile per hour winds (161 km/h) from a straight-ahead wind storm known as a ...
Disaster recovery expert weighs in on how long it takes to rebuild from a derecho
ABC13 Houston· 3 days agoDerechos are common across the Midwest and Great Lakes, with the last major derecho event in recent...
The Sun Belt Boom Is Over
Newsweek· 7 hours agoLast week a "derecho"—an inland hurricane—battered metropolitan Houston, causing fatalities and billions of dollars of damage, blowing out windows in...
Team with Willie Ray’s Q Shack to serve food in Greenfield amid storm recovery
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 1 day agoTeam members with Willie Ray’s Q Shack are heading to Greenfield this weekend to serve food as the...
Iowa Insurance Commission addresses insurance companies pulling out of state
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 2 days agoIowa’s Insurance Commissioner said he’s concerned about the number of insurance companies that have...
Hy-Vee Springs into Action After Tornado Strikes in Iowa
Progressive Grocer· 1 day agoHy-Vee is used to hitting the road when disaster strikes, dispatching its fleet of response vehicles...
Iowans struggle to find homeowners insurance as companies pullout of the state
KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids· 6 days agoSome Iowans have struggled to find homeowners insurance as several companies pulled their business...
Heat dome over Mexico contributed to Houston's deadly weather
Axios· 4 days agoThe storm that killed at least four people in Houston and barreled through New Orleans into northern Florida late last week has ties to a record-shattering, relentless heat ...