THE 2020 IOWA DERECHO
ON AUGUST 10 2020 A DERECHOBLOB EXPLODED OVER EASTERN IOWA W/ 140 MPH WICKED WINDS BASICALLY A INLAND HORRORBLOB MOVING @ HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CEDAR RAPIDS GOT ITS TREES RIPPED OUT BEYE THE ROOTS & WHOLE TOWNS LOST POWER 4 WEEKS. IT BECAME THE COSTLIEST THUNDERSTORM IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES EMPIRE. REPLAY THE IOWA DERECHO AS IT RACED ACROSS THE CORN BELT ON THE KDMX NEXRAD DOPPLER RADAR ARCHIVE. WIKIPEDIA
ARCHIVE COVERAGE: KDMX 20200809 00:00Z - 20200811 23:55Z
CLICK THE LOGO IN THE RADAR 4 MOAR OPTIONS
EFFECTS:
- PEAK WINDS: 140 MPH WICKED WIND NEAR CEDAR RAPIDS
- DAMAGE: $11.2 BILLION COSTLIEST THUNDERBLOB IN UNITED STATES EMPIRE HISTORY
- AREAS EFFECTED: IOWA, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, NEBRASKA, WISCONSIN
- STRUCK WITH LITTLE WARNING SPC HAD ONLY 20% SEVERE RISK 2 DAYS OUT
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