"In a column in the Wall Street Journal, Peggy Noonan writes this: 'For her part, vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris is -- when on the trail -- giddy. As the fast-moving storm heads east, it is threatening Chicago. Make a one-time contribution to Raw Story Investigates, or click here to become a subscriber. Musician Phil Collins has not been pleased with President Donald J. Trump's use of his song, "In the Air Tonight" at his campaign rallies. Postings on social media showed the damage the storm has already inflicted — and warnings of what may be yet to come: 7.8 million people just received this warning: "This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected." A lakeshore flood warning has been issued for the Michigan shores of Lake Michigan, The strong winds of the derecho are expected to push large waves up on land. We’ve exposed billionaire tax evasion and uncovered White House efforts to poison our water. Treat those as a 4-way stop. Severe storm systems swept across Iowa on Monday, downing trees and snapping power lines, tearing roofs off buildings, leveling grain silos and leaving more than 450,000 Iowans without power as of Monday afternoon. Tornado sirens whailing. Communities across Iowa saw hurricane force winds, reaching as high as 100 miles per hour in Cedar Rapids, according to the Weather Service. Another copy of our June 24, 2020 letter is attached. Only 1000 miles on it.
90-100 mph winds... https://t.co/w8804fcPiO. #iawx pic.twitter.com/nZCjSag5Bf, — Frank's Weather (@TheWeatherMastr) August 10, 2020, The widespread damage to the Iowa corn crops right before harvest season is another angle to the #derecho. A tree downed along 1st Avenue in downtown Cedar Rapids. 1 of too many to count... https://t.co/UwFZDf3wwI pic.twitter.com/4h0rtbaQ68.
— Impacts from the derecho at the Test Iowa site in Cedar Rapids. Thank you. #staysafe pic.twitter.com/DKtAu9Hpqp. Impacts from the derecho at the Test Iowa site in Cedar Rapids. Plan for hours.Stay away from downed power lines. ... tornadoes and heavy rains. This could easily end up being a billion dollar weather disaster https://t.co/PcoFocS2Uy, — Bill Karins (@BillKarins) August 10, 2020, Semi Tractor Trailer has blown over this afternoon on 251 in Peru Illinois @NWSQuadCities @NWSChicago pic.twitter.com/lQyQrXObLK, — Classic Country WGLC (@wglc) August 10, 2020, Well, can't say I've seen this before.
The storm event is considered a derecho, a system made up of a wall of dangerous winds and rapidly moving showers, which can produce damage similar to that of tornadoes. Another name for this phenomena is a meteotsunami pic.twitter.com/FZrG2eYeFY, — Greg Diamond (@gdimeweather) August 10, 2020, This #derecho is about to blast across Lake Michigan and could cause a phenomenon known as a "meteotsunami" https://t.co/fBFRfETqEJ, #Chicago August 10, 2020. ... Enlarge this image. 0315 pm tornado 5 w plainfield 41.60n 88.31w 08/10/2020 kendall il nws storm survey an ef-1 tornado with peak winds of 105 mph, path length of 14.5 miles, and max width of 250 yards started on the south side of yorkville destroying a pergola, taking siding off … This could be awhile, folks! “A damaging derecho, or long-lasting, significant windstorm, was approaching the greater Chicago area Monday afternoon with widespread damaging winds and likely power outages,” The Washington Post reported.
Winds upwards of 90 mph were also reported, including in Blairstown, Van Horne, Marshalltown, and Des Moines. In some communities, major streets were left impassable, covered by low-hanging power lines and uprooted trees, many of them decades-old sentinel oaks or elms. Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference.
pic.twitter.com/jbt2yuIZNe, — Beau Dodson (@BeauDodson) August 10, 2020, — MJVentrice (@MJVentrice) August 10, 2020, Peak gust here at the Chicago water intake was 72 mph. Over 450,000 homes and businesses are without power in Nebraska and Iowa, The Weather Channel reported Monday. Click to learn more.
On Monday, The Washington Post reported that White House officials are frustrated with chief of staff Mark Meadows, over his management style and his failure to communicate vital information to both the public and his colleagues.
Watch out for a sieche/meteotsunami with fluctuating water levels over the next several hours.
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Raw Story readers power David Cay Johnston’s DCReport, which we've expanded to keep watch in Washington. “The severe storms marched eastward across Nebraska and Iowa, bringing wind gusts as high as 100 mph that easily downed large trees and caused some structural damage.”. “The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center issued a rare ‘particularly dangerous situation’ severe thunderstorm watch for eastern Iowa, northern Illinois, extreme northwest Indiana, and southern Wisconsin, where ‘scattered significant gusts to 100 mph’ were ‘likely.’”.
She's the younger candidate going for the younger vote and happy warrior vibe but coming across as insubstantial, frivolous. We’ve revealed financial scams that prey on veterans, and efforts to harm workers exploited by abusive bosses. 4 pm. August 16, 2020 9:15 AM ET. Kate Payne is an Iowa City-based reporter. Click to donate by check. Raw Story is independent. The storm crushed cars, toppled semis, and leveled farm outbuildings. Perry, IA #wxtwitter #derecho pic.twitter.com/jaGbnYwW6o, Roof of a building at least partially torn off in Tama, Iowa.
— Frank's Weather (@TheWeatherMastr) August 10, 2020 ADVERTISEMENT The widespread damage to the Iowa corn crops right before harvest season is another angle to the #derecho . The powerful derecho that swept through the Midwest in August, focusing its destruction on central Iowa, is officially the most costly thunderstorm event in recorded U.S. history.
trees were snapped west of state road 13 : hail reports (raw hail csv) time size location … then let us make a small request. Iowa weather:Effects of Monday's derecho will linger for thousands of Iowans Reynolds said the storm left behind more widespread damage than a typical tornado… By 12:30 p.m. the storms began to move out of the Des Moines metro area and into eastern Iowa. — A tree downed along 1st Avenue in downtown Cedar Rapids.
Every reader contribution, whatever the amount, makes a tremendous difference. In Newton, portions of the walls and the roof were peeled off what was the old Maytag building, now Legacy Plaza, which had been restored and renovated in recent years. tornado tracked southeast to 1 mile east of north webster before dissipating.
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Thank you. ", Conservative Peggy Noonan issued a sexist hit-piece on Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) in the Wall Street Journal over the weekend that called the historic vice presidential nominee "frivolous. nws survey confirmed an ef1 tornado on august 11th 2020. #IAwx pic.twitter.com/nKdfonpveC, — Tyler Roney (@TylerJRoney) August 10, 2020, Utter distruction SW Cedar Rapids IA @KCRG_FirstAlert @SaraFlynnWX @KopelmanWX @KGAN_Weather @WXSchnack @KWWLStormTrack7 @IAStormChasing @NWSQuadCities @KyleKielWX @Kaj_OMara @eileenloanWX @justingehrts @CoreyT_WX @NStewCBS2 @WxMarshall @KaliePluchelWX @ICHawkeye @SSA_Mark pic.twitter.com/coF2MNVlrq, — Mike Graber (@grabermike) August 10, 2020, Here’s the video from when the massive tree limb broke off the ash tree in the backyard.
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Best not to swim in Lake Michigan this evening, especially south of Grand Haven. Raw Story readers power David Cay Johnston’s DCReport, which we've expanded to keep watch in Washington. The storm even brought down the phone lines at the National Weather Service offices in the Quad Cities. With heavy bands of rain and powerful wind gusts, the storm battered central Iowa, leaving behind widespread damage, before marching east towards the Quad Cities and on to Chicago. Help us launch the Raw Story Podcast.
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“Residents in the Midwest felt the wrath of a derecho which left widespread damage and hundreds of thousands in the dark Monday afternoon,” the network reported.