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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...
What is a derecho? These 'inland hurricanes' can cause tremendous damage
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSometimes referred to as an inland hurricane, derechos are among weather's most destructive...
Former Iowa 4-H camp damaged by derecho to be demolished as state takes over
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA pair of central Iowa nature camps that served generations of youths and still elicit strong...
What is a derecho and why is it so destructive?
CNN· 10 months agoA derecho is a significant, potentially destructive weather event that is characterized as having widespread, long-lived, straight-line winds associated...
Farmer's Almanac predicts Iowa weather to be 'hotter and rainier than normal' this summer
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnpack your shorts and turn on the AC — the Farmer's Almanac and the National Weather Service...
Derecho barrels through northern Plains, Midwest injuring at least 4
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA line of powerful thunderstorms, dubbed a derecho by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), barreled...
Natural disasters threaten small insurers, leaving Iowans with high premiums and fewer choices
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 10 months ago"Iowa has become the Florida of the Midwest," one industry leader said as small, rural insurers face...
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...
Alliant proposes gas, electric rate hikes in Iowa: what to know
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoAlliant Energy wants to boost rates 7.7% for its 500,000 electric customers in Iowa and 5% for its...