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š§µ I spent a couple days last week in Benton County, just west of Linn County, where people are still reeling from the #derecho.
If you thought Cedar Rapids was livid about lack of media coverage, let me tell you...Iām sorry I wasnāt there sooner.
#Iowahurricane
If you thought Cedar Rapids was livid about lack of media coverage, let me tell you...Iām sorry I wasnāt there sooner.
#Iowahurricane
Driving thru Benton County, in some areas it seemed nearly every farm was significantly damaged, horizon dotted by blue tarps, shattered trees, crumpled grain bins, flattened corn. And thatās after a solid two weeks of Herculean cleanup efforts.
#derecho2020 #iowahurricane
#derecho2020 #iowahurricane
As Steve Meyer, head off Benton County Emergency Management Commission told me, the devastation is ānumbingā.
At least with a tornado you drive in & out of the damage area, he says. With the #IowaDerecho āit just never endsā.
#iowahurricane
At least with a tornado you drive in & out of the damage area, he says. With the #IowaDerecho āit just never endsā.
#iowahurricane
People are hard at work repairing this apartment complex this morning after the #derecho.
I think this neighborhood is technically over the line in Marion city limits, but on the NE side of Cedar Rapids.
#IowaStorms
I think this neighborhood is technically over the line in Marion city limits, but on the NE side of Cedar Rapids.
#IowaStorms
Lots of work to be done in Cedar Rapids and Marion. This is Amar Drive SE. #IowaDerecho #IowaStorms
I canāt get over what the #derecho2020 did to some of these trees.
Along Amar Drive SE.
#IowaStorms #Iowahurricane
Along Amar Drive SE.
#IowaStorms #Iowahurricane
Iām getting concerned that the damage from a storm system called āderechoā isnāt getting much national news coverage. THIS MATTERS. Why? Money and help follow news coverage. This isnāt a few trees down and the inconvenience of power out. Itās like a tornado hit whole counties.
We had the winds of a category two hurricane. In Iowa. People are begging for help to refill their oxygen, to lift power lines off their driveways so they can leave their homes and search for food, most of the city of Cedar Rapids cannot dial 911 for help.
When the flood of 2008 hit we led every major networkās evening national newscasts. Meteorologists from the Weather Channel and the main networks walked in waders through our swollen Cedar River.
