8-10-2020 WREX Rockford Derecho Coverage

On August 10, 2020, a large and intense line of thunderstorms known as a "derecho" swept across much of the Midwest producing wind damage to an area more than 90,000 square miles. The derecho resulted in $11.5B worth of damage, making it the COSTLIEST known thunderstorm event in modern U.S. history. Peak wind gusts topped 140 mph in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and at least 26 tornadoes were spawned by the storm. More than 20,000,000 people lived in the damage footprint of the derecho, with at least 1,000,000 customers losing power -- some for more than 2 weeks. Numerous injuries were counted after the storm, and four people lost their lives.

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