Jeff Kirwan, a soybean and corn farmer located south of the Quad-Cities in Mercer County, was playing golf in central Illinois at an event for the Illinois Farm Bureau when the derecho hit in August ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — More than two years after the 2020 derecho destroyed much of the Brucemore historic estate, the attraction’s gates and two statues have been restored — marking a key step in the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — On Aug. 10, 2020, as the sun beat down like any other summer day, Nicole Andrew gathered with a close-knit group of moms as their kids played in their northeast Cedar Rapids ...

come tomorrow afternoon, most equipment and supplies will be stored away or strapped down. Typical practice for us is to clean up nightly on the job sites. In this particular case, though, I've asked ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Sunday, Aug. 10, marks five years since the 2020 Midwest Derecho tore across Iowa, leaving a path of destruction that remains visible in many communities. The line of storms ...

In 2008, residents of Iowa waited a day for a major disaster declaration when an EF-5 tornado struck Parkersburg. President George W. Bush granted then-Gov. Chet Culver’s disaster declaration request ...

Insurance companies have paid more than $3.125 billion to settle 223,410 damage claims from policyholders in Iowa, according to the state’s Insurance Division, and that number is expected to grow as ...

QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - August 10th, 2020 is a day many soon won’t forget as a powerful line of thunderstorms, known as a derecho, brought 60 to 130 mph winds to parts of the TV6 viewing area.

Remember that one particularly troublesome thunderstorm last year? That’s not surprising, as it’s a day that made weather history. On June 3, 2020, around midday, a derecho thunderstorm roared across ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — On August 10, 2020, a derecho tore through the Midwest, leaving billions of dollars worth of damage across several states. Storm development started just west of Iowa and ...

A derecho – a dangerous, ferocious wall of wind – lashed through the Midwest on Monday, flipping cars, downing trees and knocking out power for thousands. The derecho lasted several hours, traveling ...

QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) - It has been two years since a damaging derecho moved through seven midwestern states, including Iowa and Illinois. The sights and sounds of August 10, 2020 will be ...