windstorm

Why should truckers be aware of derechos?

Tractor-trailer flipped on the side of a road.

My husband and son were driving on 80 outside of Iowa City when they came upon a semi blown over. They helped him out and into our truck to wait for paramedics and police. The man is okay! @KCCINews @NWSSevereTstorm @WHO13news @NWSDesMoines @IAStormChasing pic.twitter.com/krxILhMD5a

— Finding Jesus Christ (@findingJesus15) August 10, 2020

There’s one reason why truckers should be aware of derechos — they can toss tractor-trailers like toys.

It happened to several drivers in the Midwest on...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/why-should-truckers-be-aware-of-derechos

Windstorm destroys millions of acres of Midwestern crops

Corn field in Iowa flattened by a windstorm.

A violent storm damaged millions of acres of corn and soybean fields in the Midwest earlier this month, leaving some farmers without hope of a worthwhile fall harvest.

If you think the corn looks bad from the road, you should see it from the air 😔 #derecho pic.twitter.com/XjtfbwD0Zc

— Maier (@MAIERCA) August 12, 2020

The crops were flattened and torn apart by a derecho on Aug. 10. A derecho is a particularly damaging and severe windstorm that can produce hurricane-force winds, tornadoes and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/windstorm-destroys-millions-of-acres-of-midwestern-crops

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