Well, you don’t. These powerful storms develop quickly from what seems like a “normal” thunderstorm. Even the weather service can be caught off guard as happened Monday, August 10, 2020, as a series of storms developed over Nebraska and swept East rapidly.
Gustavus Hinrichs, a Danish immigrant, and professor at the University of Iowa, recognized these storms differ from hurricanes because the winds move quickly in a straight line. Hence, derecho.
This link has satellite imagery of the formation of the derecho with Eastern Iowa being the epicenter. Over 20 counties have qualified for disaster aid.
Winding Pathways sustained damage especially the trees. And, we are working each day in the community to help recover. In the future, create.
For now, we invite readers to support local organizations in communities damaged by natural forces like fires, storms, and droughts.
We are OK. The chickens were truly “free-ranging” for ten days before we got temporary fencing back up. They keep eating our food scraps, foraging for insects, and laying eggs so all is well.
And, we will update as we can.
Go to our posts on preparedness and we will post updates of what we learned to add to preparedness. Remembering that different emergencies require different responses and different preparedness techniques.
Be well.
Glad you are OK.
Hi, Manny,
Thanks for your update this morning. A derecho is not a fun weather event as we experienced eight years ago. The one that hit us developed in Ohio and went straight across WVa, Va, Pa, Md, NJ,
Del and arrived at the Atlantic Ocean. Nothing could have prepared us for the wind, heat, rain and damage. We were warned, but that doesn’t even give one a clue of what to expect. The mentioned states survived and had weeks of cleanup as did we here on Solaridge.
Thanks, Jackie. Straight-line winds, Derechos, are quick to form, unpredictable to a point, and take lots of clean up. And, they are opportunities for people to re-imagine the land and recognize the resiliency of nature. Any natural disaster does the same – hurricanes, landslides, earthquakes, fires. Change is part of life.
Thanks for this informative item. I watched the satellite imagery several times and half expected the Iowa part of the map to show blank after the storm passed. AMAZING!!
That must have been terrifying to live through.
Will contribute again as budget allows.
Thank you.