A “Derecho” storm (named for “straight-line wind damage”), lasting 14 hours and traveling 770 miles through the Midwest, destroyed millions of acres of cropland on Tuesday, before losing strength in Ohio.
The Mississippi River flowed backwards, crops were flattened in their fields, buildings were torn apart and grain bins collapsed in the 100 mph winds. Unlike tornados, there are no warning systems for Derecho’s.
Iowa expects 10 million out of its 30 million aces of agricultural land was damaged.
