The Gazette

For Cedar Rapids area homeowners still grappling with 2020 derecho damage, ‘nothing is the same’

CEDAR RAPIDS — On Aug. 10, 2020, as the sun beat down like any other summer day, Nicole Andrew gathered with a close-knit group of moms as their kids played in their northeast Cedar Rapids ...
The Gazette

‘How do you prepare for that?’: Cedar Rapids city officials reflect on lessons learned during 2020 derecho

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — On Aug. 10, 2020, after the most destructive storm most Iowa residents have ever seen, ...
Des Moines Register

'It's painful': Cedar Rapids still recovering from loss of 669,000 trees, damage to 6,000 homes in derecho

CEDAR RAPIDS — On a hot summer day, Mayor Brad Hart exited an air-conditioned 15-passenger van to showcase derecho-related tree damage at Van Vechten Park. "Snap. Snap. Snap," he said, pointing to ...
Radio Iowa

Tree replacement continues in Cedar Rapids after 2020 derecho

The fundraising effort to replace thousands of trees lost to the 2020 derecho in Cedar Rapids has entered its final phase. The interim CEO of the non-profit group Trees Forever, Deb Powers, says their ...
ABC Kcrg 9

Cedar Rapids celebrates 5-year derecho recovery milestone

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Sunday marks the five year anniversary of the 2020 Derecho that hit eastern Iowa. On Friday, Cedar Rapids commemorated how far the city has come in building back with a ...
ABC Kcrg 9

Cedar Rapids adopts $37 million ReLeaf program helping replanting damage done by August 2020 derecho

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The city of Cedar Rapids will plant more than 42,000 trees in public parks and along public streets over the next 10 years. The Cedar Rapids City Council voted unanimously ...
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Six months later, Cedar Rapids still cleaning up from devastating derecho

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — On Aug. 10, 2020, an intense line of fast-moving thunderstorms, called a derecho, raced from Iowa to Ohio. Stormfront:Powerful derecho leaves path of destruction across Midwest The ...
KWWL

Cedar Rapids completes curbside derecho cleanup

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- The City of Cedar Rapids has finished curbside tree debris collection from the August 2020 derecho. Late last week crews wrapped up work on the Southeast side. Aside from ...
KWWL

Communities celebrate recovery efforts from 2020 derecho on third anniversary

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- Cedar Rapids is celebrating how far recovery efforts have some since the derecho three years ago on Thursday, with the city reflecting on the hundreds of thousands of ...
Iowa Public Radio

Cedar Rapids Residents, Officials Commemorate One Year Since The Derecho

A year to the day after the devastating August 10, 2020 derecho, local leaders in Cedar Rapids say the hard-hit city is making progress on its efforts to rebuild. As residents mark a year defined by ...
Radio Iowa

Cedar Rapids may use federal pandemic relief for derecho repairs

Cedar Rapids officials hope to use part of the city’s federal pandemic relief money to help property owners recover from last year’s derecho. Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart said many city residents need ...
Des Moines Register

'I'm very hopeful': Cedar Rapids refugees hit hard by derecho find new housing, community

CEDAR RAPIDS — Anyes Ndayisaba was with her week-old son when the powerful derecho that struck Iowa last summer blew the roof off her apartment. As she reached down to shield her newborn, a piece of ...