The 2020 Midwest derecho sustained 140-mph winds over Cedar Rapids for 45 minutes, making it the costliest thunderstorm in US ...

A derecho ripped through the Midwest the morning of Aug. 11, with more severe thunderstorms on the way in Iowa. Derechos are similar to "inland hurricanes," with wind gusts that can reach up to 100 ...

The Storm Prediction Center is preliminarily calling storms that moved through the Midwest a derecho. Now, they're evaluating ...

Powerful storms with winds nearing 100 miles an hour swept the Central United States on Tuesday, tearing limbs off trees, ...

As the storms moved out of Iowa and into Illinois Tuesday AM, wind gusts were picking up in excess of 70 to 80 mph. Then, as the damaging system approached Chicago, it only grew stronger. The National ...

A derecho carved a 400-mile-path from eastern Iowa to Indiana on Tuesday, before continuing eastward into the central Appalachians as a dangerous thunderstorm cluster.

A possible tornado flipped a car near Columbus as severe storms unleashed damaging winds, flash flooding and widespread power outages across the Midwest.

(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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — August 10, 2020 saw a powerful and damaging windstorm lambast the Midwest. In killed three people in Iowa, one in Indiana, decimated crucial corn crops, and left hundreds of ...

Iowa (KCCI) -- Five years ago, a catastrophic derecho swept across Iowa, causing widespread destruction, claiming lives, and leaving a lasting impact on the state. A weather station in Albion, ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. The powerful derecho storm which hit Iowa this week is just another example of how difficult 2020 has ...