2018 Iowa tornado outbreak
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On July 19 and 20, 2018, an unexpected strong tornado outbreak affected Iowa and nearby areas. The event was triggered mostly by three supercells that produced several tornadoes across southeastern Io
EF3 damage to brick businesses in Marshalltown, Iowa.
2020 Midwest derecho
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The 2020 Midwest derecho was an unusually destructive and extremely powerful progressive derecho that devastated much of the Midwestern United States, primarily eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisco
2018 Iowa tornado outbreak
…indirect injury when a tree fell on a man during the clean-up of storm debris. Two years after this destructive tornado tore through Marshalltown, a 2020 Midwest derecho swept through the city, bringing straight line winds of 99 mph (159 km/h). As part of the storm system as a whole, a duck boat tour sank in Table Rock…
A seismogram in the Des Moines metropolitan area recorded intense vibrations imparted by the strong winds associated with the derecho.
A home in the Kenwood District of Cedar Rapids damaged by the winds estimated by the National Weather Service to have been 130 mph (210 km/h; 58 m/s).
Heavy damage to Wiley Plaza in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa on August 19.
A street in the Merle Hay neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa covered by downed tree branches and foliage.