Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 44. Chapters: Fires in Iowa, Natural disasters in Iowa, The Day the Music Died, Iowa flood of 2008, June 2008 Midwest floods, Mid-December 2007 North American Winter storms, United Airlines Flight 232, 2007 Midwest flooding, Great Storm of 1975, Early December 2007 North American winter storm, Great Flood of 1993, Halloween Blizzard, Breitbach's Country Dining, Delhi Dam, North American blizzard of 1999, Flood of 1851, Rockdale, Iowa, Green Mountain train wreck, Southern Great Lakes Derecho of 1991, 1997 Western Plains winter storms, Corn Belt derecho, Sans Souci Island, Iowa Flood of 2010. Excerpt: The Iowa flood of 2008 was a hydrological event involving most of the rivers in eastern Iowa beginning around June 8, 2008 and ending about July 1. Flooding continued on the Upper Mississippi River in the southeastern portion of the state for several more days. The phrase "Iowa's Katrina" was often heard. The flooding included (from north to south, east to west), the Upper Iowa River, the Turkey, and the Maquoketa Rivers; outside of the Driftless Area, they include the catchments of the Wapsipinicon River and that of the Iowa River, to include the latter's major tributary, the Cedar River (and its significant tributaries); and the Skunk River in its various forks. The Des Moines River had some minor flooding, but floodwalls and levees for the most part held fast. The Upper Mississippi River which receives the outflow from all these rivers remained at flood stage. The flooding of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City were the most significant events. Recovery in particular for Cedar Rapids is considered to be a protracted and costly affair. For Iowa City, the level of damage was less than expected, but that of Cedar Rapids was greater than anticipated. In Iowa City, the campus of the University of Iowa was vulnerable, and serious flooding did...

Derecho 911 chronicles the historic derecho of 2020 which devastated a large portion of Iowa. The book explores in-depth the meteorological conditions that caused the storm as well as why it has a special place as one of the most extreme wind storms in United States history. We look at other derechos in Iowa's past and how this compares to previous natural disasters. We also explore the human side of how this storm impacted the people of Iowa: its agriculture, its power grid, tree canopy, and many compelling sidebars related to the disaster.