//Report: Derecho was one of the most costly severe storms in US history

Report: Derecho was one of the most costly severe storms in US history

A NEW REPORT SHOWS THE AUGUST DERECHO IN IOWA IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE DISASTERS IN THE COUNTRY’S HISTORY. THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION REPORT SAYS THE STORM COST 7-POINT-5-BILLION- DOLLARS IN DAMAGE IN IOWA AND INDIANA. ON THE LIST OF MOST EXPENSIVE STORMS OVER THE PAST 40-YEARS — THE DERECHO CAME IN NUMBER 47.. WHILE THIS YEAR IT’S SECOND MOST EXPENSIVE —