A look back at the August 10, 2020, Midwest derecho

A Year Ago, The Midwest Was Hit With The Costliest Thunderstorm Event In U.S. History

Wednesday August 10, 2022: Two Years Since the Historic August 10th Derecho On August 10, 2020, a large and intense line of thunderstorms known as a "derecho" swept across much of the Midwest producing wind damage to an area more than 90,000 square miles. The derecho resulted in $11.5B worth of damage, making it the COSTLIEST known thunderstorm event in modern U.S. history. Peak wind gusts topped 140 mph in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and at least 26 tornadoes were spawned by the storm. More than 20,000

Cedar Rapids metro still taking stock of widespread damages sustained during Monday's derecho

Deadly derecho slams Chicago as storms uproot trees, rip roofs from homes along 500-mile stretch of Midwest

MIDWEST DERECHO POSSIBLE--- Concern is growing that a significant severe weather event may occur this Monday. A line of strong storms could organize into a derecho impacting Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. A derecho is a line of intense, widespread and fast-moving thunderstorms that travels hundreds of miles. Damaging winds could leave thousands without power across the Midwest if this worst case scenario occurs. The Storm Prediction Center has already issued a MODERATE RISK for

Midwest hit with rare and powerful storm packing winds up to 100 mph