The good news is that your humble freelance hack blogger has the household power and Internet restored. That was nuts! The derecho storm marched right through the middle of Iowa, and I have to say in retrospect I’d rather have ten tornadoes than another derecho.
Just add an Iowa Hurricane to the list of 2020 events. @NWSDesMoines@KCRG_FirstAlert @KWWLStormTrack7 pic.twitter.com/iwKUAaTeKh
— Chad Spore (@cjspore) August 10, 2020
So I’m obligated to blog the experience both for a first-person historical account and to explain to my freelance clients why I vanished for two days. Pictures here are from the news, not mine.
What it’s like after a derecho and city-wide blackout
In the first place, most of the destruction occurred in the late morning hours of Monday, August 10th 2020. It just hit with a force like a shock wave. Trees flying immediately.
The power blinked off within minutes, and we could guess why. What we didn’t know is that this time, the storm’s effects were widespread. Our Internet router was of course knocked out too, but our land line phone remained functional. We hopped onto mobile, but discovered that our local mobile coverage was also spotty.
Meanwhile, the entire city was in chaos!