Sunday, Aug. 10, marks 5 years since one of the worst storms in U.S. history. Iowa's tree population has yet to recover.

Sunday marks five years since a record-breaking and devastating derecho moved across the state of Iowa.The August 10th, 2020 ...

Five years after a devastating derecho hit Iowa, the state continues to feel the effects of the storm that caused extensive ...

An estimated 2.67 million trees in Iowa forests and another 4.4 million trees in urban canopies were killed or damaged by the ...

Five years ago, destructive prolonged wind gusts of up to 140 mph blew through Iowa, felling trees, flattening crops, ripping ...

August 10, 2020 is a day many in eastern Iowa remember vividly as sunny skies quickly turned dark and winds picked up for ...

Iowa was hit hardest by the derecho where more than 400,000 people were left without power. Wind speeds near Cedar Rapids were estimated at 140 mph, the most powerful in the storm.

Last August's derecho traveled 770 miles as straight-line winds decimated crops and shattered homes in Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin. It caused more than $11.5 billion in damage.

Early estimates say the derecho flattened at least one-third of Iowa's crops – about 10 million acres. The derecho covered a nearly 800-mile stretch of the U.S. over the course of 14 hours.

More than 70,000 Iowans — including just under 40,000 in the Cedar Rapids area —remained without power Monday, Aug. 17, one week after a derecho destroyed trees, damaged homes and brought down ...

When the derecho tore through Iowa on Aug. 10, it unleashed winds gusting up to 140 mph, equivalent to a major hurricane. The vicious storms arrived with little warning, ravaging the state’s ...

Environment August 24, 2020 Iowa’s Derecho Signals It’s Time to Ban Utility Monopolies Iowa’s recent derecho has highlighted the danger of utility monopolies: Residents are at the mercy of ...