What is August 2020 Midwest derecho?
The '''August 2020 Midwest derecho''' was a strong [[derecho]] in the [[Midwestern United States]]–mostly [[Nebraska]], [[Illinois]], [[Iowa]], [[Wisconsin]] and [[Indiana]]. Nebraska and Iowa were already having severe [[drought]]s at the time. The derecho caused large [[hail]], heavy rain and [[tornado]]es.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Midwest Derecho|publisher=National Weather Service|url=https://www.weather.gov/dvn/summary_081020|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref> The greatest damage happened in northern Illinois and eastern Iowa. The strongest winds took place in Iowa. They were at 126 miles per hour. Many tornadoes hit northern Illinois. [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]] was severely damaged by the storm.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cedar Rapids Derecho Damage Worse than Floods|date=14 August 2020 |publisher=Radio Iowa|url=https://www.radioiowa.com/2020/08/14/cedar-rapids-derecho-damage-worse-than-floods-national-guard-activated|access-date=February 10, 2021}}</ref> The derecho caused more than $11 billion in damage. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Tornadoes in the United States]] [[Category:Tornado outbreaks]] [[Category:Derechos]] [[Category:2020 in weather]] [[Category:2020s in Nebraska]] [[Category:2020 in Iowa]] [[Category:2020 in Illinois]] [[Category:2020s in Indiana]] [[Category:2020 in Michigan]] [[Category:2020 in Wisconsin]] [[Category:2020 disasters in the United States]] [[Category:August 2020 events]] {{multistub|weather|us}}