Story by Samantha Heilig | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District | 09.16.2020
Weeks after an intense, fast-moving windstorm, called a derecho, ripped through portions of the Rock Island District producing winds estimated at 140 miles per hour, the sound of chainsaws buzzing could still be heard in the streets of Cedar Rapids, Iowa....
Story by John Sheppard | Naval Station Great Lakes | 08.21.2020
Three members of the NSGL All Hazards Type III Incident Management Team (IMT) helped western Illinois recover after a devasting weather incident....
Story by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot | 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard | 08.19.2020
Members of the Iowa National Guard work to clear away downed trees in Cedar Rapids, Iowa working with utility companies to repair downed power lines. Damage in Cedar Rapids following a severe wind storm or Derecho caused wide spread power outages. Extremely high winds uprooted trees and caused wide spread structural damage throughout Southeast Iowa....
Story by Staff Sgt. Debra Richardson | 153rd Public Affairs Detachment | 07.06.2012
“How many times have people seen something bad and thought, ‘someone should fix that,’” Robert Dorsett asked. “We saw the aftermath of the storm and we wanted to help.”...
