Black Bowtie Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Who had Derecho on their 2020 bingo card? We got hit pretty hard here in Iowa yesterday. Just more fun added to the year 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 I think we're all going to celebrate a little harder this New Year's Eve. Won't be sorry to see 2020 go. RayS and mc2hill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) On 8/11/2020 at 7:23 AM, Black Bowtie said: Who had Derecho on their 2020 bingo card? We got hit pretty hard here in Iowa yesterday. Just more fun added to the year 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho We had derecho with F1 tornado mixed in for added excitement. We’re about a mile south of the path. I live in Will County. If you see the word “WILL” on the map (center of the map) we’re in the neighborhood just below that. No damage but we had a bunch of branches and leaves to clean up. Unfortunately for many of the corn fields near here it’s a total loss as the stalks are snapped at the ground. I was watching the wind whipping the trees around in the backyard and noticed the debris go from individual leaves to leaf clusters then to branches...😳...yup time to go to the basement. Tornado siren went off as I was going down the stairs. Lost power for about a minute. My brother lives at the end of the storm’s path. They finally got power back on this afternoon. Did I mention the sideways hail? Edited August 15, 2020 by Captain Slow mc2hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Glad you're okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayS Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 (edited) Glad you're safe and home undamaged. When we had the cluster come through South Carolina two years ago, I was surprised at the damage and how quick it hit. Edited August 15, 2020 by RayS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Bowtie Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 People here in Iowa still without power a week later. Now with so many working from home it is hard to work when you have no power or internet. Homes and businesses destroyed and over 10 million acres of crops damaged. We had soldiers training in the shop and barely got the overhead doors shut when it hit. More destruction then any tornado has ever done in the state. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/14/iowa-derecho-deadly-storm-power-outages-national-guard/5581492002/ falcaineer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Sorry to hear this man. 2020 just needs to be over and done!! I wish you well. falcaineer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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