Pictures From The Derecho--Five Years Ago Today

It's already been five whole years since the infamous derecho roared into Eastern Iowa on August 10, 2020. Few Iowans had ever even heard of the word "derecho," but most all would remember it thereafter. The following photos were from my spotting location that day on Quiver Court in Marion, Iowa during the storm and along and near Boyson Road after it had wrought its destruction. The last image shows the Milky Way, seen with the naked eye in metro Cedar Rapids that night, visible because of the widespread power outages.

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