The may 24th derecho spawned at least 16 tornadoes in iowa. The line of severe storms that swept across iowa friday morning was in fact a derecho.
The new calculated cost of the iowa and midwest derecho of 2020 is $11 billion. Regardless of an official designation of a derecho or not, severe thunderstorms are likely to occur along a swath of 700 miles from the great lakes.
An Intense Thunderstorm Complex Known As A Derecho Developed Over The Central United States On Monday, Causing Significant Damage And Widespread Power.
The derecho uprooted trees, snapped major tree limbs and toppled trees onto houses.
Specific Criteria Have To Be Reached In Order To Label A Storm Complex As A Derecho:
16 tornadoes were documented from this event in the nws quad cities county warning area (cwa).
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — Two Tornadoes Have Been Confirmed So Far From Friday's Derecho.
In august 2020 a derecho with winds in excess of 100 miles per hour caused an estimated $12.5 billion in damage in iowa, illinois and several other states and killed.
A Derecho Is A Line Of Storms That Is At Least 60 Miles Long, And Maintains Wind Gusts Of At Least 58 Miles Per Hour For A Distance Of At Least 400 Miles.
The new calculated cost of the iowa and midwest derecho of 2020 is $11 billion.