Anyone affected by that crazy IA storm>

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Aug 17th 2020, 16:04:29

I can't believe it hasn't gotten more coverage. It was nuts even by Oklahoma standards.

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Aug 17th 2020, 21:24:37

We have some friends up in IA should check with them. Are you in IA as well?

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Aug 17th 2020, 22:46:35

I had to google that it was an american state :P

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Aug 17th 2020, 22:48:01

Derechos are no joke. Straight line winds that can do similar damage as a moderate tornado but damage path can be 50 miles wide and 200+ miles long. But the news cycle is dominated by other "stuff" going on and a news story about a derecho needs a description of what it is, while everyone knows what a tornado is.

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Aug 17th 2020, 22:52:30

Ok had to google that one because we call them something else..

as for destruction I hope everyone is ok, dont need freaky weather causing more issues..

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Aug 17th 2020, 22:54:59

I'm just waiting for a big hurricane to hit somewhere.

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Aug 17th 2020, 23:14:58

I'm eagerly awaiting the "Big one" to hit LA and make it wash into the Pacific Ocean 🤷

I hope everyone is ok in the Midwest!

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Aug 17th 2020, 23:57:41

Us mid-westerners are tough!

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Aug 18th 2020, 0:54:21

Another damager that no one ever really knows about: microbursts. Soviet and I had our yard and the neighborhood destroyed by one when we lived near Atlanta. We we're lucky our home wasn't destroyed. Several were. Ours took minor damage. But at first they thought a tornado came through until an NWS and satellite survey.

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Aug 18th 2020, 1:42:26

We have a retired SoLer that is in Cedar Rapids. So I've been getting updates from him.

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Goofy

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Aug 18th 2020, 3:01:18

I am in Indiana near Chicago and it hit us pretty hard too. I had no power for almost 24 hours but some areas didn't get it back for almost 4 days. Mostly due to trees just falling over onto power lines.

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Aug 18th 2020, 3:52:17

Good thing it's not winter, when power goes out for few days during that period people's lives are at greater risk.

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Aug 18th 2020, 4:03:08

Oh, no we have Microbursts here in Aus gal, often caused by fires pushing large amounts of hot air/water up higher than it wants.. when they hit they flood towns and areas v quickly..

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Aug 27th 2020, 15:18:05

I have friends in Cedar rapids

They had 100MPH winds for 45 minutes,
and a top burst of 138 I believe.

(straightline winds.)

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Aug 29th 2020, 3:00:36

It destroyed 10 million acres of corn it is flat, that is a lot of corn

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Aug 29th 2020, 10:56:09

Originally posted by KoHeartsGPA:

I'm eagerly awaiting the "Big one" to hit LA and make it wash into the Pacific Ocean 🤷

I hope everyone is ok in the Midwest!

LOL.

You guys are so nice to each others.

I'm curious tho. Is it something else or is it only that their political views that are "wrong" that makes you want to see millions of people die in a disaster?

Incentives are weird this year...

I wish all Americans to be safe - I believe I benefit from that too.