ONE YEAR AGO: At 12:31 p.m. on August 10, 2020, a derecho hit Cedar Rapids, carving a path of destruction in towns and communities along the way. Iowa's News Now is reflecting on the resilience and dedication to recovery efforts across eastern Iowa. | Iowa's News Now

Wednesday August 10, 2022: Two Years Since the Historic August 10th Derecho 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