08-10-2020 Dewitt, Iowa - Extreme Derecho Winds & Damage

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An extremely dangerous derecho impacted parts of eastern Iowa into northern Illinois with winds over 100 mph. Dewitt, Iowa took a direct hit with downed power lines, trees, and damage to property. Hundreds of thousands of residents are without power across the area.

[@johnw2026]

Good footage... But I don't think it was so wise for the cameraman to be STANDING UNDER POWER LINES in those high winds! 🤦‍♂️

[@edennis8578]

No joke. A powerline in front of my house was struck by lightning yesterday as I was watching the storm out of my living room window.

[@johnw2026]

@@edennis8578 😲

[@miguelaliciachavezalferez2818]

The winds were over 70 mph sir i like weather i studied it for 5 years sir

[@johnw2026]

@Blood Beryl true....

[@scottgossage1399]

Did he have his mask on? 🤣

[@geonerd]

Standing immediately downwind of those power lines may not have been your wisest choice.

[@Synx-kc6jv]

They where in the car!!

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

The Doge And that somehow makes it less dangerous?

[@Synx-kc6jv]

Candice Honeycutt well they have a bit more protection

[@taniadolphy5122]

To get a good news story they'll do just about anything.

[@jvillalaz44]

I'm surprised this didn't get the coverage in the media. Why am I now seeing these videos.

[@NinjaSushi2]

Ikr? This is crazy.

[@katiejensen5004]

I know right stg I live here in Iowa and it’s such a shame that the media did not cover this more. It completely destroyed 40% of the crops that are needed to feed people.

[@jptang1701]

Does not fit into the media's current agenda. Remember this in November.

[@99Grigor]

This will distrupt our food sources. Start canning and stocking up on food

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

You don't get the Weather Channel?

[@lavapix]

Have you ever wondered where do birds go when stuff like this hit? Once in Hawaii I saw several hiding under the eves of roofs and others snuck into garages.

[@johnwalterz1700]

sneeky birds

[@80srockerable]

Probably blew into Indiana

[@lolAnnMarie182]

@@80srockerable that reply deserves so many likes.

[@leaf2180]

Most birds fly away from the storms and stay ahead of it. They may even fly over the storm like a plane does.

[@KoId.]

@@leaf2180 birds can fly over cumulonimbus clouds?? Never knew that

[@yarnlady1058]

Newton Iowa still looks like a war zone. They had 100mph winds. Trees down, power lines in the streets, parts of building torn off. Some houses still don't have power and it is 5 days later. Farmers had their entire crops destroyed. I had been in my share of tornadoes, but this was one of the scariest storms I've experienced. The wind didn't let up for over an hour. Storm sirens went off three times in 45 minutes.

[@kgirl4078]

I’ve been in one of these storms a few years back. These are like hurricanes except doesn’t last as long as a hurricane. Great footage, thanks for sharing your views !

[@celesteandcarin-worldbuild9900]

I'm from Iowa and this storm was terrifying. This year marks the 3 year anniversary of this storm which, funny you mention it's like a hurricane because it was classified as an inland hurricane.

[@tangledshoelace4726]

Wild!! My daughter lives in Davenport and she said there was a lot of damage there. Trees down, shingles torn off roofs. Lots of debris in the roads.

[@xlaaap]

trust me, it SUCKED. I have power from this crazy storm

[@dahomiebolton3553]

Bro my entire town has no lights on (except for the outskirts) (anderson)

[@dahomiebolton3553]

Biiiiiitch i got power🤙

[@imshinycaptain]

We got power back after two days, but my sister and friends in the next town over don't have any power. Cedar Rapids (about an hour away) is basically a disaster area.

[@singularity4980]

Therapist: “Hurricane” in Midwest isn’t real it can’t hurt you “Hurricane” in Midwest:

[@flameuptheherbwoofdownthebeer]

This is not a hurricane its a storm called Derecho.

[@flyingbanana4179]

@@DeadChannel17 It's much larger than a hurricane and lasts 20 minutes to an hour, cyclonic weather rotates and derechos don't.

[@DeadChannel17]

@@flyingbanana4179 ok

[@justincase7278]

@@flameuptheherbwoofdownthebeer derachio is bassicly a land hurricane

[@KoId.]

@@flyingbanana4179 derechos aren’t larger than hurricane

[@veeo987]

One of the best derecho footages I've ever seen. That hurricane-like roar caused by the winds is so impressive.

[@estherl2407]

Good video, I live in Newton, got bad here too

[@johnmeador56]

I chased Laura and the eyewall sounded similar.

John Meador - I seriously doubt that!!! Laura in Louisiana was NO WHERE NEAR this derecho!!! Where were you for Laura? I ask because I live in Louisiana and I’ve experienced 6 hurricanes in my lifetime and Laura was the worst storm to hit the state in 150 years! All data and footage of this derecho indicates that it was equivalent to a cat 1. The sustained winds were 80+. The gusts were 140 but hurricanes aren’t classified by the gusts, they are classified by the sustained winds. Do I need to show you footage of Laura so you can see what a cat 4 looks like? I was 60 miles east of the eye wall so I experienced cat 1 force winds. We were outside hills ring “wahoo”! We are so accustomed to hurricanes. TRUST ME!!! This derecho was NOTHING like Laura!! Where do you claim to have been?

[@tvold9204]

@@johnmeador56 where did you ride that out? From what i have seen Laura's peak winds were isolated and didnt really hit much (ngl Lake Charles footage didnt look like cat 4)

[@johnmeador56]

@@tvold9204 downtown Lake Charles near the capital one tower. Cat 4 gust probably but sustained cat 2 winds.

[@gmkarliah6528]

Crazy how it went across multiple states!

[@jamorriswebber1711]

Its called derecho

[@ronaldshank7589]

@@jamorriswebber1711 These things oughta be labeled "Multi-State Storms"!!! They do a lot of damage that can take weeks/months/& even years to clean up!

[@Handy2364]

Dealt with one of these in 2012 came on, I think August 3rd. Believe me if you haven't made a hotel reservation, you may want to find one quickly! Don't make your reservation online, either, be sure to call the hotel directly! After 10 damned days, we were finally able to go home. Prayers for all who are dealing with this horrific event!

[@mvvagner]

@@ronaldshank7589 Tons of storms go across multiple states, but not many have sustained 100mph winds.

[@NWORails_Off_Topic]

It did?

[@cantrell0817]

I had a similar scene outside my window. It was wall of wind that ripped through. I've seen high winds from a localized storm cell but this storm was 300 miles wide. Amazing

[@mfpimp83]

Dusty we have debris... I gotta go Julia, we got cows. 🐄🌪

[@mastojiratkach7761]

You can really feel it with a telephoto lens !!!

[@1979hellcat]

Haha love that movie!

[@faroffwhistle4459]

THE SUCK ZONE!

[@Cocosalamander]

....same cow

[@NWORails_Off_Topic]

XD

[@ZND420]

You can't out pizza the hut!! Wind: out pizzas the hut... Me: "Impossible"

[@LG-nm6pn]

Why isn't this on national news? OMG....

[@butterflyeffect8214]

Right? Like are people okay right now?

[@summerevans3746]

I thought this was on National News... Also, this was a very scary storm. People are still without power (and school has started!). The cleanup has been a rough prosses too. Any questions? I'll try to answer them!

[@scottbilger9294]

It probably was. It's the tornado du jour. It gets a segment on the evening news, aerial views of the destruction, everyone says "How tragic", and goes back to watching pro wrestling. The event will never be heard of again unless it gets noticed NOVA documentary on storms. Hurricanes and fires, on the other hand, with fleeing populace and lots of notice to get camera crews out offer much better opportunities for compelling news stories. But even hurricanes and fires end, are reduced to aerial views of the destruction and soon forgotten.

[@summerevans3746]

@@scottbilger9294 It was when I didn't have power or internet. I've done a little research. If you Google "derechro", it's almost all you see

[@massabielle2821]

Unless it’s about BLM or rioting or Antifa, the MSM don’t give a crap. We were driving through Iowa right after this happened, and I wanted to cry at the devastation. Iowans are amazing: no whiny crybabies, just folks getting ready to start working to get back to normal. Yes to the Midwest folk! 💪🏼

[@jeffwelty980]

An airplane wing went through my friends neighbors house, half my neighborhood had their houses destroyed, lots of damage everywhere

[@Mitsuki424]

I'm in Cedar Rapids, I saw photographs of that! That was crazy.

[@margerose8975]

brandon welty I live in CR and saw a photo of that but thought it was fake or a meme. So, it's real! How did that happen??

[@jeffwelty980]

@@margerose8975 it is real, happened over off of williams BLVD and 25th, someone's airplane wing from midwest aerospace (right behind the area) got ripped off and it ended in someone's house right by my friend's place

[@rj-zz8im]

awesome...I have been waiting all day to see the videos come in. I hate to see the damage, but love extreme weather.

[@trentbateman]

Maybe next time avoid standing under all those power lines friend. RISKY BUSINESS.

[@imshinycaptain]

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[@trentbateman]

imshinycaptain hahaha exactly. As the NYFD would say

[@fubar5884]

Those weren't power lines, they were transmission lines (cable/phone, etc). Power lines are almost always on larger poles or if on the same pole at the very top. You've got primary conductors on top, secondary conductors below that, then your cable/phone lines which are the thicker black cables.

[@richard1835]

I like "Live Storms Media" above alot of other storm chasers because they are always trying to be the first on the scene when there is dangerous weather approaching. Thank you. Thumbs Up. Stay Safe.

[@stephenphillip5656]

Man, you've got some *gnarly* weather in America. The wind in your footage of the *aftermath* is "a strong wind" here in UK. I can't begin to imagine what it must be like to experience a derecho (had to look it up!) or a full-on tropical cyclone/hurricane. Hope all are safe and well.

[@D.C.22]

One of the most exciting storms I've seen in a while! Here in Chicago sirens were wailing as ominous clouds approached. You could feel the temperature drop as it pushed forward...and a funnel touched down a couple miles from me!!

[@P1995.]

The underside of the storm has that classic derecho look to it, amazing storm!! 😲

[@105jal]

The howling of the wind is horrible. It reminds me of Hurricane María, the same sound for over 18 hours.

[@tvold9204]

maria was a lot stronger though...

[@JaceyLooper]

This is the most Midwest thing I’ve seen

[@justincase7278]

Lol

[@freddie1991d]

It was horrible this was never reported by national media.

[@everettduncan7543]

And when it was, people mocked Iowans

[@GoSuMonSteR]

Starting to look more and more like the movie "Day after Tomorrow."

[@THXx1138]

For some reason we watched that in High School back in the 80's. It was very disturbing to say the least.

[@michaelreich9927]

@@THXx1138 The Day After Tomorrow came out in the early 2000's.

[@THXx1138]

@@michaelreich9927 Oh. I was referring to the movie "The Day After" which was released in '83. Simple mistake :)

[@michaelreich9927]

@@THXx1138 Looks interesting, though. Extremely interesting to watch in High School, but hey, that was still the height of the Cold War!

[@THXx1138]

@@michaelreich9927 We watched it during the last few days of senior year. Left you with a disturbed, uneasy feeling. The Dept of Education was in full swing by then - having been instituted in 1979 under Carter. The following generations would be entirely saturated in institutionalized propaganda. Hence the current fallout we are witnessing - "The day after tomorrow" . . .

[@eschdaddy]

Pizza Hit sign, 'We're Open' 20 minutes later, 'On second thought, no we’re not!'

[@stevenvialpando8365]

*Hut*

[@hanovergreen4091]

Been in 76mph winds once. Was enough. Thanks for the great video!

[@TornadoCrewStormChasers]

That was a crazy storm. You didn't sound scard, but you had to be a little like whoa. Great footage

[@babilx6216]

What do you do when something like that happens ? Staying on the car it's safe ?

[@CrazyWeatherDude]

That emerald green is so beautiful, yet so scary.

[@rhi967]

i thought the exact same thing as i watched it roll in over my house

[@Binx75075]

Awesome footage. Thank you

[@jaysomewhereinflyoverterri735]

I'm sure glad that that's over with! Weathered it out in a roadside park East of Gladbrook, IA. Two trees fell nearby, branches and limbs everywhere. Quite an adventure driving the 35 miles to make it home. So many streets in my town were blocked by fallen trees as to make it like navigating through a maze with a lot of dead ends before I found the way home. I consider myself very fortunate compared to the people in the Cedar Rapids area. It still sucked not having power for 6 days. One day, I had to drive up to Tama to find a store that was open and had beer for sale. I had to settle for a case of Steel Reserve, and that really sucked too.

[@scarosone14]

2 Billion in damage, hundreds of houses damaged. Really sad, please take care.

[@rainbowrailroadcrossing7798]

That camera man has the balls that weigh as much as a cruise ship hull. I’d be running with chills up my spine. That’s hella brave

[@muriloreis3613]

Wow,the winds are so noised,that's awesome,from brazil here

[@toscatattertail9813]

i live in iowa, those winds moved through like a wall at about 77 mph where i live, and once they were past everything was quiet again. Welcome to the mid-west and plains where the winds can really pick up speed.

[@vetere0599]

There was no tornado at all or a hook echo on the. Doppler?

[@JohnAckerman93]

I remember this storm very well. I was at work, and I remember the sky getting really dark. It felt like it was 7 or 8 at night. All of a sudden, the wind just started picking up, and it was raining really, really hard. The winds were about 90 mph. I remember leaving work and seeing tree limbs all over the streets.

[@samanthashelton8991]

Happy hes safe but all I can think of as a michigander is GET AWAY FROM THOSE POWER LINES!

[@JMarieCAlove]

I like that those mail boxes in those buckets with cement, weren’t going anywhere! 😉 Glad to see you’re ok and safe!

[@runawaytrain9794]

After it passed through Iowa, by the time it reached the suburbs of Chicago it had weakened quite a bit, but it was still kinda strong and YES there some damage here and there, but for the most part it's all good. Super fast moving system too, the fastest I've ever seen. One moment the derecho was crossing the Iowa state line into Illinois, and next thing I know, I check the weather radar app on my phone and it's almost approaching the Chicago burbs only about an hour later!

[@nolancain8792]

Bill Gringo averaged nearly 60-65 mph the entire time.

[@importedtv]

The speed was impressive. I literally saw gloomy skies and a 57% chance of precipitation when I left to work. 10 minutes later exiting the highway a severe thunderstorm warning. 2 minutes later I pulled into the parking lot. A minute later I walked into work clocked in. 2 minutes later the sky was black and all hell broke loose.

[@Gwenhwyfar7]

Yup, that's Iowans. Standing around in the street cause we're more interested than scared we are too used to this crap with tornadoes.

[@1Wolf2BLoved]

Until a 200 lb tree limb traveling 40 mph hits them...

[@cedarspringdesign]

Smart move to hang out right under the high voltage lines.....still filming?

[@atsf4931]

I was about 20 miles west of here when the storm hit that has to be the strongest storm I’ve seen in my life

[@erikk.2227]

Never heard the wind howl like that. This thing must have eaten up the Great Plains.

[@NsanityGamez]

Yeah apparently in certain areas in Iowa the winds reached up to the equivalent of a category 4 hurricane. I never want to go through a storm like that, days or longer without power, a widespread area with tons of trees falling down.

[@tvold9204]

@@NsanityGamez keyword: apparently. It was based on an extremely isolated damage report where they estimated a 140 mph gust, which does NOT equate to a cat 4 hurricane due to the way hurricane wind is measured. Hurricanes are measured by sustained wind while severe weather is measured by peak gust, therefore making the two not cross compatible. Max recorded wind was a gust to 126 in Atkins, which is 1 mph off of what cat 2 hurricane Sally's max gust was, 125 MPH.

[@warthundergaming2758]

this was epic today ive seen the storm in my area

[@mewtoo007]

My aunt told me about these massive storms. One woman was severely injured in one. No longer able to walk. I love crazy storms but damn....I never heared if these kinds of storms till recently and never knew they could be so dangerous

[@danadoozer9990]

I witnessed a derecheo this past summer when I was leaving work. I couldn't run for my car because not only were trees being plucked from the ground, but lightning was just crazy, and striking close! I was standing right outside the door in a tiny alcove filming the chaos! When I finally made it to my car, it was terrifying as my car was rocking back and forth! I never should've tried to drive in it as I could see nothing with the rain being blown sideways, and I was dodging tree limbs and garbage cans the whole way home!

[@idk23_yt]

I was in the storm, coralville we got hit bad, we had a boat on the back of my gpa's truck and we almost were flipping over, 5 times, we almost died, I'm glad only 1 person died in the whole thing, hope everyone is safe, God bless you guys 🙏

[@EthanBWeather]

Wow, that's incredible!

[@ThatotherEvan]

I was in that in my house it was like a hurricane in Iowa

[@nancymorrison9978]

Sending prayers that everyone is safe❤

[@ThatotherEvan]

We all made it out safe,we got a ton of wind but i did not last as long as other cities got it

[@wintershock]

I’m pretty sure a miniature one hit my town last week. I live in Saskatchewan and we had a storm that had 90 kilometre winds, heavy rain, hail, possibly a tornado and it was about 125 kilometres wide. Thankfully we didn’t have much damage from the winds since our houses are made to withstand wind. However, 2 power lines got severed in half from trees, at least two trees fell over and my pigeon coop tipped over. My pigeon is got out without any injuries and my friend took him to her house to spend the night in one of her coops. I wasn’t home when this happened so I had to come home a week earlier than I intended. I kinda wished I was because I know how strong the winds can get in these kinds of storms and I knew the coop wasn’t strong enough to handle that. We are working on getting it more wind proof by bolting it to the fence and adding more bottom weight so if this happens again I won’t have to worry as much.

[@Redslayer86]

Ahhhh 2020. Such a peaceful and normal year with no crazy shit happening.

[@juliecasey5196]

Awesome footage I hope everyone was safe

[@JB-vr1qe]

I've never seen anything like this in iowa before. All of us were completely dumbfounded.

[@11BravoMike]

Also, I've never heard that name before( Derecho).

[@Jellyfish.cos_]

I wasn't home at the minute this storm hit. I was actually getting ready to leave a small weekend trip I was on in Illinois to go back home, however my dad and brother were home. I just remember getting a call from my dad asking my mom what was on radar (my mom is a weatherman in the air force) he said he was at home playing video games with my brother when he heard thunder rumbling. He went out to take the little box of straw that we feed our three baby goats (were taking care of them for my grandpa because he doesn't have enough time to) and put in in the shed to keep it from getting wet. He told me the minute he got inside it started pouring buckets, then the power went out. He thought nothing of it until he saw a huge tree limb blow by outside. At the same time my sister's boyfriend called her saying his window got completely ripped out. My best friend texted me as well saying it was like a hurricane just hit. My mom decided then that we needed to leave immediately. The storm was heading directly to the main highway we were going to drive on, so she had one of her workers completely reroute us. I remember sitting in the back of the car just wishing we could go home. We hit the outskirts of the storm at one point, but it was still so strong that debris was hovering, and the pressure change plugged my ears. We thankfully had an exit just a few minutes ahead, so we pulled into a gas station and ran in to take shelter for a while. It took us so long to get home that night, I almost cried when we got home I had been do scared it would explode. (There was a grain bin a few yards away that hit a gas line and destroyed it. My dad and brother had to evacuate for a while)

[@weathercenter8294]

Amazing footage, though very dangerous...

[@elvirareis9634]

OPEN YOUR BIBLES TO PSALM 91

[@scottbilger9294]

I don't recall ever seeing a storm destroy so many trees. Every video of this event shows robust trees getting torn apart. It's more terrifying than seeing a house blown away.

[@andyleal8743]

Looks like a hurricane

[@punkin7144]

Very similar to the one that tore apart southern Illinois in 2009. trees down across most all roads. We were without power for more than 3 weeks.

[@SaiyaSounds]

Man, I think this is the most coverage my old hometown has ever gotten. I'm hoping all is okay there

[@rubinturner8233]

Great video. When I first saw it I was like what the hell is a derecho wind? lol

[@joshuasummers7440]

The footage looked like something straight out of the movie Twister.

[@NWORails_Off_Topic]

Ye

[@joshuasummers7440]

@@NWORails_Off_Topic that's for sure.

[@KoId.]

I don’t see any tornadoes

[@Jtex95]

What's crazy is the town I live in (marshalltown IA). got hit by a tornado two years ago. and we still fixing some buildings and now some have to start all over again. From this storm.

[@mipajaro1]

Wow my goodness, be safe everyone.

[@stormchicagoeasguyyil2543]

This happened to me when I was watch the EAS Illinois alert and then the power went out

[@johnandrews389]

That was great footage

[@jackiebrown6845]

Is that siding from a house @2:06?

[@katrinmcdonough2414]

What is Derecho wind?

[@SPNLaw]

The derecho even produced a tornado just a few miles from where you were standing.

[@mr.cactus3693]

That storm knocked my power out

[@txJoJo55]

This is why you MUST stock UP mother nature is no joke !!!!

[@1jaballs]

Did you have any warning

[@Ram-Fighter]

I love the sound of the wind when is like that. My sister lived through hurricane Maria and she said the wind sounded like non stop screaminh

[@mgrella63]

Thats Crazy!!! Yikes!! Hope everyone is ok

[@snakes3425]

I've only lived in Iowa for a year, and the last storm I remember being this bad was when the Remnants of Hurricane Ike struck the Cincinnati Area back in September 2008

[@jonawesolowski-thecommunit9968]

I'm in Cincinnati and remember Ike very well. I'd never seen wind blow trees sideways and they didn't snap, well ours near us didn't. That was absolutely insane. We worked with a guy named Ike and told him to knock it off

[@rayharrison8418]

Great footage that was crazy looking

[@thewifejohnson2010]

Great footage. My parents live right behind the Dairy Queen and didn't have power for 28 hours

[@gmar8059]

i still don’t have power

[@tacitus_kilgore7685]

It's Sunday, 16th and just talked to a buddy in downtown Clinton and his power is STILL out.

[@JRacer524]

What was that red pickup truck resting on at 2:35?

[@2aminitials]

It was pulling that camper. Wind blew over the camper, lifted the back of truck off the ground

[@pauladixon9003]

Wow! Was anyone else looking at all of the power lines and saying get back in your car! What a scary storm this was.

[@mattwicked6882]

I feel for everyone this storm hit. I was hit by a derecho in 2012 in WV. That was like nothing i have seen before. I hope their power is restored faster than ours was. It took our state 2-3 weeks to get back on. Prayers are with these people.

[@Kaden4]

Matt Wicked my grand parents went through it one said three trees down from what she saw so very scary including a tree in her backyard

[@mattwicked6882]

These storms have no warning. Ours happened on a hot day, it was in the upper 90s. Beautiful day, the skies were clear. Then our power started surge for about 15 minutes. I didn't think anything of it. My son was 2 years old at the time. Then it was like a light switch. The sky turned black, wind started to pick up like crazy. Trees were bending over to touch the ground. We only had 68 mph winds. I couldn't even think of what would happen with 100+. I watched all these storms, i'm not a fearful person. But anytime i see the word Derecho, my chest starts to pound. I hope everyone got to safety, an all the families made it to their respected shelters. Derechos are no joke, they sneak upon ya, but i'm sure yall know what it's like. I never even heard of a derecho until 2012. Mother Nature sure does know how to make you feel like a ant under a magnifying glass when she wants you to. I'm praying they get these peoples power up and running again. But please do so safely.

[@leaf2180]

@@mattwicked6882 derechos definitely have a warning lol. You get plenty of warning with these storms.

[@mattwicked6882]

@@leaf2180We had no warning in WV. The storm was so low to the ground. We had zero warning. It was just dark and lights out for weeks. We thought a tornado had come through.

[@leaf2180]

@@mattwicked6882 strange. We had warnings and plenty of time to prepare. The storm was being tracked since it hit Fort Wayne, Indiana. We went under a severe thunderstorm watch about an hour later. And then the severe storm warnings came out way ahead of the storm. I'd say about an hour and a half before it hit. Assuming you're referring to the June 29th, 2012 derecho lol.

[@richardkeitel7207]

the crazy thing is this shows the first storm. i live in the q.c. and every ten minutes or so the wind picked up again just as strong for about an hour.

[@richardkeitel7207]

and we had maybe an hour warning that this was going to hit us. maybe like most you didnt notice if you were inside until the sirens went off

[@avamelvin6245]

My family was there!!!! My mother was there!!! In that storm!!! I mean, she was in her house, but omg....when I came home.....I FREAKED OUT! Our house was destroyed.

[@JimHerbertOutdoors]

Nice. Im from New Lenox IL we got a pretty decent gust too. Snapped trees in half. Still no power.... Sucks

[@harpoon_bakery162]

70mph is no joke. some boats can't operate in that type of weather. it creates swells.

[@polok890]

The storm coming in looked unreal, dear god

[@Akamaikai0923]

Looks exactly like a Cat 1 Hurricane during and after the storm. Similar wind speeds and similar damage.

[@ScorpionSting31]

Where did that storm come from? Do they just show up and form? Seems like this thing is worse than Tropical Storm.

[@scottperson4819]

The humidity and moisture got unstable. They were predicting storms days out, more scattered. Usually they predict these but I didn’t see a report one had started forming until noon and hit Rockford, IL 230-3pm

[@iscetic]

Seems to me the jetstream had to have been at ground level. This was not a normal storm. The high winds lasted for like half an hour or more. Crazy damage all over the place.

[@ScorpionSting31]

@@scottperson4819 That's pretty scary and with a few hours notice. We had one in DC some years back. Scared me so bad I ran to a neighbors house and stayed with them. Didn't even know them lol!

[@Demiserly]

wait a minute... I recognize that Casey's sign with the part fell off. Isn't that in Norwalk?

[@oopsydazt2020]

ItzMoiBezt you do realize all Casey’s have the same signs, don’t you?

[@Demiserly]

@@oopsydazt2020 yeah but that sign had a part of it taken off, which i saw in Norwalk

[@GeorgeJansen]

0:50. What a man. Whoohing it up beneath all those plus 7000 volt power lines 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@andreacravinhos9603]

Is it true that 50% of the crops and Iowa were destroyed?

[@malindaallen718]

Typical Iowa. Florida: 3 days to board up, everybody shelters indoors. Iowa: 40 minutes notice, we stand outside or sit in cars to record video of it. Then we go check on neighbors and start cleaning up before the storm is even over. Oh, it's just 50mph now, so let's get busy! IOWA GUTSY - IOWA STRONG - IOWA NICE

[@joeringle38]

That was a awesome amazing wind storm that hit Iowa

[@brianofmoore]

power lines on the other side of the street coming down.. while he stands directly under even more power lines... "yeah... this is fine."

[@prominentwon]

Welcome to you introduction to south Louisiana summer storms 😂. Not really because there’s a ton of damage here. We have to deal with hurricanes but we do routinely get pop up summer storms 50-60 mph winds. At least 3-4 times a month. Hope you guys recover quickly. I know it’s a lot of work to clean all that mess up.

@ Darren S. - did you have to deal with Laura? That one was the worst!

[@ronaldshank7589]

Excellent footage! Color me subscribed! I live in Staunton, Virginia, and Saturday night, we were hit by a Severe Thunderstorm that dumped something like 7 1/2 inches of Rain on us in a little over an Hour's time. The lower parts of our city experienced Massive Flooding, and it buried the Wharf district of our town in plenty of mud. Quite a few of our businesses took such a devastating hit, that it's going to take weeks, maybe even months, to get back on their feet, financially speaking. As if this Great Nation of ours hasn't had enough to deal with, what with the Wuhan Flu/Coronavirus Scenario that has unfolded, and other things that we've had to deal with, along comes Storms like what we've experienced in our respective areas! You have my thoughts and prayers, my friend! Stay safe!!!✝️✝️✝️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@jeric7740]

Yeah! They finally figured out how to make hurricanes in the Midwest.

[@HazyTrails]

I’d probably be making a B-line away from that power line haha

[@maryie9876]

always be prepared for any possible natural disaster or emergency in your area🥺 that meaning, have an escape/shelter protection plan ahead of time discussed with your family and always have extra essentials in an emergency backpack