6 Months After Iowa Derecho, Planners Yet to Assess Lessons
Six months after an unprecedented disaster, county, city and non-government organizations in Linn County have yet to decide how they’ll ensure emergency communications get to the public should another such storm strike. by Erin Jordan, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa / February 11, 2021 A black walnut tree damaged in the Aug. 10 derecho storm is seen on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at the Iowa Arboretum in Madrid, Iowa. TNS
(TNS) - With fallen power lines and cell network interruptions, communication was one of the biggest challenges after the Aug. 10 derecho.
Six months after that unprecedented Iowa disaster, county, city and non-government organizations in Linn County have yet to decide how they will ensure emergency communications get to the public should another such storm again strike in and around the state s second-largest city