Pick Me Up Foundation

08/24/2020

Map of 140 unsafe buildings in Cedar Rapids after the Iowa derecho storm.

Cedar Rapids officials said Wednesday that 140 buildings are too damaged to be occupied after the Aug. 10 derecho storm. Several hundred more have non-structural or cosmetic damage.

08/19/2020

The National Weather Service says winds reached 140 mph in Linn County last week. That's equivalent to the winds in a Category 4 hurricane.

WHO 13 News

Iowa — As part of their on-going survey of damage from the August 10 derecho, the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has released updated wind gust storm reports.Damage to the Westda…

08/19/2020

Satellite images show derecho’s destruction of Iowa fields

WOI-TV ABC5

Miles of once-healthy farmland has been reduced to brown, dead crops.

08/18/2020

Alliant Energy plans to restore power to 90% of its customers impacted by derecho outages by the end of Tuesday.

WHO 13 News

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Alliant Energy plans to restore power to 90% of its customers impacted by derecho outages by the end of Tuesday. Following the storm last Monday, more than 240,000 Allian…

08/17/2020

https://www.radioiowa.com/2020/08/17/iowas-governor-seeks-nearly-4-billion-in-federal-aid-for-derecho-disaster/

Radio Iowa News

Tens of thousands of Iowans are still living without power and many without an actual roof over their heads a week after hurricane-force winds swept through a third of the state. This weekend, Kelly McMahon, a kindergarten teacher in Cedar Rapids, spoke with KCRG TV amid the rubble of an apartment c...

08/17/2020

Residents, volunteers and out-of-towners step up to help after derecho storm stuns Cedar Rapids.

The Gazette

CEDAR RAPIDS - Almost a week after hurricane-force winds devastated Cedar Rapids, the cleanup efforts continued as residents undertook the hard work of clearing away debris and trees toppled onto homes and yards.

08/17/2020

Why is cellphone service so bad after Iowa derecho?

The Gazette

As Eastern Iowa residents look to stay connected in the aftermath of Monday's derecho, they've been greeted with a lack of cellphone reception.

08/17/2020

A Bitter Wind at a Shaky Time, and Iowa Is Left Reeling.

The New York Times

Devastating windstorms just before harvest were the last thing that Iowa farmers needed.

08/17/2020

On August 10th, 2020 a strong Derecho ripped a path across Iowa. This storm was equivalent to a category 2 hurricane, which leveled homes, businesses and left hundreds of thousands without access to food, power or the internet.

At its peak 550,000 Iowans were without power leaving their perishable foods to the mercy of the sweltering Iowa heat. Tens of thousands of families were forced to throw away refrigerators and freezers full of food.

Please donate to Pick Me Up Foundation and help to resupply the refrigerators of those who have been effected the most.

www.pickmeupfoundation.org

08/17/2020

Johnson County officials estimate $6.1M in damages to buildings, clean-up costs after derecho

Johnson County officials estimate the derecho, a long line of storms that hit Iowa last Monday, cost the county about $6.1 million.

08/17/2020

Homeowners have insurance questions after Iowa's derecho storm. Here are some answers.

DES MOINES - For cleanup-weary Iowans trying to cut through myriad insurance-related issues that followed Monday's derecho savagery of downed trees, power lines and spirits, the answer to their questions about what is and is not covered oftentimes is that it depends.