Five Years Since 2020 Derecho: KCCI Meteorologists Discuss Anniversary of Historic Storms

Iowa DNR releases online map detailing recovery from 2020 derecho - Radio Iowa

Five years ago this week, a devastating wind storm called a derecho blasted across Iowa and several other states, causing catastrophic damage to structures, crops and trees. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is now offering an interactive map that recounts the damage on August 10th of 2020, and where the recovery stands now. Ellie […]

New Interactive Map Highlights Five Years of Derecho Recovery

DES MOINES –A devastating weather event, known as a derecho, struck Iowa on August 10, 2020. A line of severe storms extended more than 770 miles for 14 hours. Sustained winds lasted almost an hour over a large swath of…

Five years since 2020 derecho: KCCI meteorologists discuss anniversary of historic storms

This weekend marks half a decade since widespread, destructive winds blew across Iowa.

Blown Away: The Impact of the 2020 Derecho Part 1

August 10 marked five years since a derecho changed the lives of eastern Iowans forever. It came charging into eastern Iowa bringing wind speeds up to 140 miles per hour. It's the most costly thunderstorm in U.S. history.

Marion residents offered free trees to help replenish loss from 2020 derecho

People living in Marion can get some free trees to plant near their property.The city is partnering withMonarch Research to give residents andlandownersup to

DNR mapping tool shows the 2020 derecho damage

An estimated 2.67 million trees in Iowa forests and another 4.4 million trees in urban canopies were killed or damaged by the 2020 Midwest derecho that swept across Iowa, according to a new data tool from the Iowa Department of…