By Jason Taylor, Madeleine McCormick
Jun 1, 2021
Cedar Rapids Derecho storm damage 2020
IOWA It sounds like something out of the X-Files, but meteorologists are questioning whether last summer s derecho storm sucked up so much energy out of the atmosphere that it s led to a lack, or lag, in severe weather this spring.
Iowa is experiencing record low severe weather events, compared to a typical year. It s just really interesting how, if you look at a map of where the severe thunderstorm warnings have been issued so far, the least amount in the Midwest is exactly where the derecho went from Eastern Nebraska, Southeast South Dakota, all the way, of course Iowa, and Illinois, and then on into Ohio, said Jim Haase with the National Weather Service.