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Cedar Rapids celebrates 5-year derecho recovery milestone

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Sunday marks the five year anniversary of the 2020 Derecho that hit eastern Iowa. On Friday, Cedar Rapids commemorated how far the city has come in building back with a ...
The Gazette

‘How do you prepare for that?’: Cedar Rapids city officials reflect on lessons learned during 2020 derecho

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — On Aug. 10, 2020, after the most destructive storm most Iowa residents have ever seen, ...
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How many trees did Iowa lose from the 2020 derecho?

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - 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 ...
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Cedar Rapids first responders recall taking record number of calls after 2020 derecho

Sunday marks five years since the August 2020 derecho in Cedar Rapids. Even with every natural disaster experience eastern Iowa has been through, none required the all-hands on deck response quite ...
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Trees Forever and ReLeaf Program help Cedar Rapids rebuild tree canopy after 2020 derecho

The August 10, 2020 derecho was a storm that no one had time to prepare for. Trees that took generations to grow — were brought down in minutes. We lost an estimated 70% of our tree canopy in 45 ...
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Five years after the 2020 derecho, Iowa’s tree canopy still far from recovered

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Sunday, Aug. 10, marks five years since the 2020 Midwest Derecho tore across Iowa, leaving a path of destruction that remains visible in many communities. The line of storms ...
Des Moines Register

Was there a derecho? See wind speed, storm damage in Iowa from overnight storms

Northwestern Iowa was hit by damaging winds ranging from 80 to 100 mph as a powerful storm meteorologists warned had the potential to develop into a derecho moved across the Plains. The high winds ...
The Gazette

The progress and struggle to build resilient homes in Eastern Iowa five years after the derecho

Omar Zepeda walks along scaffolding while checking his work on the siding for houses in the Dows Farm Agri-community development in Linn County on July 31. The six-home development was awarded $1 ...
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Confirmed derecho moved through Quad Cities region earlier this week

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Weather officials have confirmed a derecho moved through the Quad Cities region Monday night into Tuesday morning. According to the Storm Prediction Center, preliminary information ...
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Cedar Rapids marks progress 5 years after derecho

Cedar Rapids marked the five-year anniversary today of the derecho that did tremendous damage — including ripping away some two-thirds of its tree canopy. City officials planted a Bur Oak tree in ...
Des Moines Register

What's a derecho? Extreme heat puts Iowa at risk for hurricane-strength storms

(This story was updated to add new information on the increased risk of severe weather in Iowa.) With one round of thunderstorms causing power outages for thousands of MidAmerican Energy customers and ...