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Old 08-11-2020, 08:10 PM   #8
Dieselwrencher
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Re: Derecho Out Of Iowa

In my town we didn't get the 100mph winds so minimal damage to my house and stuff.
But parts of our town lost huge trees and limbs etc. My Dad lives 8 miles NW of me in Mitchellville. He lost several trees and fences. He currently has no power. My in laws live roughly 15 miles north of us outside of Valeria, and they lost around 15 trees and are still without power. My brother Scott lives in Mingo and he lost nearly every tree he has on his property. Luckily none of them damaged his house or vehicles.

I was in Altoona Iowa when it hit there and I've never been in a wind storm quite like that. It has straight line winds but also swirling winds too. The winds were over 100mph so driving a mini van load full of kids was not my idea of a good time. It was literally like driving in the movie Twister with more rain.

The top 2 pics are my Dad's place. The bottom left is a farm just west of my in laws. The bottom right pic is a farm 2 miles south of my brother's house.
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