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17 Aug 20 - 04:27 AM (#4068611) Subject: BS: The Iowa derecho, 2020 From: Jack Campin The Iowa storm seems to have been about as bad as natural disasters get but hardly anyone outside Iowa has heard of it. News from any Mudcatters there who have a usable Internet connection? |
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17 Aug 20 - 09:52 AM (#4068627) Subject: RE: BS: The Iowa derecho, 2020 From: Stilly River Sage This happened several days ago, and it is the equivalent of a "land hurricane." It whipped through the upper midwest and gave them quite a soaking. Straight line winds usually do damage. I'm in "regular" hurricane terrain (though it is a tropical storm by the time it reaches this far inland) to the south of that particular derecho. What is a derecho, and why is it so destructive? 'The Devastation Is Widespread.' Iowans Continue To Struggle Following Deadly Derecho Iowans grapple with aftermath of Monday's deadly derecho, 'a disaster that we have never seen' The storm system continued on in a less organized fashion and dropped a lot of rain all the way up through Great Lake states. |
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17 Aug 20 - 09:55 AM (#4068628) Subject: RE: BS: The Iowa derecho, 2020 From: Stilly River Sage The New York Times also has several remarkable photos of the weather event. |
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17 Aug 20 - 10:15 AM (#4068632) Subject: RE: BS: The Iowa derecho, 2020 From: Rapparee So do many other news sources, inside and outside of Iowa. BTW, it also struck the northern half of Illinois and Indiana. Chicago was hit, for instance. |
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17 Aug 20 - 10:19 AM (#4068635) Subject: RE: BS: The Iowa derecho, 2020 From: Stilly River Sage There were several local papers - anyone doing a Google search will find them. I put up links on the ones I didn't have to fool with a paywall. Sometimes if you're not a regular reader on those they'll give you a few free views. |
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17 Aug 20 - 01:40 PM (#4068652) Subject: RE: BS: The Iowa derecho, 2020 From: leeneia "Governor Kim Reynolds said the soonest she'd be able to submit an application for a disaster declaration is on Monday, according to Iowa Public Radio." Iowans are without shelter, power, food and medicines, but it's the weekend, so the federal government isn't answering the phone. |
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19 Aug 20 - 10:55 AM (#4068833) Subject: RE: BS: The Iowa derecho, 2020 From: leeneia "Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said that early estimates indicate that 10 million acres, or nearly a third of the state's crop land, was damaged in a powerful storm that battered the region a day earlier." This is very serious. Somewhere I read that Iowa feeds one-sixth of the world. And let's not forget the other states that were hit. I have friends near Des Moines, but they've sent word they had no damage except large branches coming down. |
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19 Aug 20 - 08:22 PM (#4068886) Subject: RE: BS: The Iowa derecho, 2020 From: Rapparee Relatives in the Quad-Cities area were without power (in 100F heat) for a week. No facilities to go to because everyone around them were in the same boat. |