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Erin Murphy Derecho Anniversary Aug. 23, 2022 5:28 pm216d ago
Action comes after weaknesses identified in 2020 derecho response
Marissa Payne Local Government Aug. 10, 2022 5:05 pm229d ago
Nicole Andrew and her kids moved back into their home just 2 weeks ago after it was destroyed in the 2020 derecho. She’s among a number of property owners whose efforts to swiftly fix homes for various reasons stalled in the 2 years after the disaster.
Derecho Anniversary Aug. 10, 2022 5:05 pm229d ago
Homeowner Mark Sutton of Cedar Rapids is not alone: Roughly 4,700 derecho-related claims filed by policyholders in Iowa remain open, according to the state insurance division.
Environmental News Aug. 10, 2022 6:00 am230d ago
Top donors include the Hall-Perrine Foundation, Alliant Energy, Collins Aerospace and ITC Midwest
Derecho Anniversary Aug. 10, 2022 6:00 am230d ago
About half the roughly $100 million in aid to local governments sought by Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins and Linn County in the aftermath of the 2020 derecho has been received so far from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Local Government Aug. 10, 2022 6:00 am230d ago
About $800,000 remains for qualifying residents of single-family homes and mobile homes that sustained damage in the August 2020 derecho. As funds dwindle likely by the end of the year, officials urged anyone who may be in need to apply with urgency.
News Aug. 10, 2022 5:05 pm229d ago
Nearly two years removed from the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho, most Iowa farmers are back on their feet, but some are still recovering and rebuilding their operations, with some toppled and damaged farm buildings still in disarray .
Brittney J. Miller
Environmental News Aug. 7, 2022 6:00 am233d ago
Organizations are using more grassroots efforts to plant trees, and many residents taking the initiative since the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho.
Derecho Anniversary Aug. 5, 2022 6:00 am235d ago
City, county plan ‘community conversation’ at two-year mark of disaster
Derecho Anniversary Aug. 25, 2021 10:30 am579d ago
“One Year After: The Derecho Remembrance Exhibit” at CSPS hall through Oct. 10. Exhibit shows Aug. 10, 2020, derecho’s impact through images from Gazette photojournalists, community contributors
Gov. Kim Reynolds
Your Voices Aug. 10, 2021 5:02 am595d ago
The day after the storm hit, I was on the ground to survey the damage personally. I spoke directly with President Donald Trump to explain the scope of the devastation — a story the national press was not telling.
Derecho Photos & Videos Aug. 10, 2021 2:09 pm594d ago
Cedar Rapids couple Bob and Carmen find a way through a year of derecho repairs and challenges. It’s been a year of work and worry, thankfulness and frustration.
Coping After Derecho Aug. 10, 2021 2:08 pm594d ago
A year after the derecho, one Cedar Rapids woman who started feeding her neighborhood three meals a day still is helping the people who have become her friends
Derecho Preparedness Aug. 10, 2021 6:56 am594d ago
Officials still are finishing formal after-action reviews focusing on what lesson were learned and what steps should be taken to more urgently come to the aid of citizens who — days after the storm — frequently struggled to find food and gas and often shelter. Reports are expected later this month.
From storm to recovery, experience more than 200 full-color photos and moving stories capture by The Gazette photojournalism team and bound in this hardcover keepsake.
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