(Washington, DC) — A new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) finds the December 15th derecho will cost Iowa around 700-million dollars. The National Weather Service says there were at least 61 tornadoes in the state that Wednesday – a single-day record. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued in 97 of Iowa’s 99 counties on December 15th and more than 150-thousand homes lost power. One person died in eastern Iowa when a semi was blown over in Benton County. NOAA says severe storms that day did more than a billion dollars damage nationwide.
