Iowa Derecho: Witness the power of Mother Nature
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- UPDATE: Wind Speeds have been updated to 140mph in my town!
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A derecho, from Spanish for "straight" is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale convective system.
Derechos can cause hurricane-force winds, tornadoes, heavy rains, and flash floods. Derechos move rapidly in the direction of movement of their associated storms, with winds that may exceed hurricane-force.
When a derecho came through Iowa on a collision course with the town I live in, I couldn't just stand by and watch it destroy my house, I had to look it in the eye and film it.
I don't recommend putting yourself in the path of 100mph winds but somehow filming the storm as it roared through allowed me to see it through my camera's lens and lessened the impact if I had watched it all unfold with my own eyes.
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Wind speeds were updated to 140mph+ after this video was uploaded
Wow, that's insane! I'm glad you're ok!
@@CVA.Weather Thanks Ian!
It was certainly something I never want to experience again that’s for sure!
Spent 11 days without power and it took over a month to get internet back.
Driving through town this morning there are still homes with blue tarps on their roofs because there was so much damage in the city there’s not enough crews to get everything repaired.
Hopefully by end of summer most people will have their homes repaired
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Beautiful footage, great music choice, and fantastic editing (that big crescendo right on the sparks from the transformer!)...and condolences on that nice old tree.
Thank you!
I wanted to try and do something a little more cinematic than just regular cell phone video.
Not the smartest thing to do with 100mph plus winds blasting me but I felt compelled to document it as much as I could
Jesus is the only way. We have all sinned and deserve Hell. Sins that may seem small in our eyes are big in God's and are worthy of Hell, such as lying lusting and stealing. But if we repent and trust only in Jesus, he is faithful and will save us from Hell and give us eternal life in Heaven. Trust in Jesus!
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So sad to lose such beautiful trees. That one in particular had some significance you pointed out. So powerful you captured moments before the storm and such devastation moments later.
I was really sad to lose it. I’m going to count the rings to see how old it was.
Holding the camera in front of me acted as a buffer so I “really wasn’t watching the tree fall on my house” if that makes sense.
I was really hoping the tree would have come through the storm. Imagine all that it had seen in its long life
Jesus is the only way. We have all sinned and deserve Hell. Sins that may seem small in our eyes are big in God's and are worthy of Hell, such as lying lusting and stealing. But if we repent and trust only in Jesus, he is faithful and will save us from Hell and give us eternal life in Heaven. Trust in Jesus!
John 3:16
Romans 6:23❤😊
Thanks for beautifully/horrifyingly showing us what you'all went thru. My heart goes out to all the farmers and everyone else who lost crops, buildings, equipment etc. America depends on the heartland!
Thank you Sheila!
I think they said that 40% of the corn and bean crop has been destroyed.
I imagine there were livestock losses too.
I know of a horse and pony that had to be euthanized.
One had three broken legs and the other had a broken back.
Can’t imagine the number of native wildlife that perished in the storm too.
It’s horrible all the way around!
I lived in Iowa for two years and still have family there. It is truly a diamond in the rough. Not enough was said about this storm.
@@NaturePhotoStudios I hope things have improved for you and your fellow Iowans. Thinking and praying for you all.
An Iowa girl living in an Arizona world, praying for my family and friends and all affected by this storm. Much love. Cathy
Thanks Cathy!
Then you know Iowa is taking care of itself. Everyone is helping others before helping themselves.
Been a week and we are still pretty much on our own but we just put our heads down and focus on the task ahead and get it done
Nature Photo Studios what’s the song used in here?
Jesus is the only way. We have all sinned and deserve Hell. Sins that may seem small in our eyes are big in God's and are worthy of Hell, such as lying lusting and stealing. But if we repent and trust only in Jesus, he is faithful and will save us from Hell and give us eternal life in Heaven. Trust in Jesus!
John 3:16
Romans 6:23❤😊
I've watched many videos of the deracho. Being three years removed from it, that was some of the best editing I've seen. Nice work!
Thank you!
I really wasn’t planning on filming anything and just went out on a whim.
Once it hit, I couldn’t believe it!
It was only when an acorn blasted through one side of a plastic bird feeder and out the other that I thought maybe I should get inside 😀
Sadly I was driving through town this morning and there are still places three years later covered with tarps covering up the damage from the storm.
Thanks again for leaving such a kind comment, I really appreciate it!!
Jesus is the only way. We have all sinned and deserve Hell. Sins that may seem small in our eyes are big in God's and are worthy of Hell, such as lying lusting and stealing. But if we repent and trust only in Jesus, he is faithful and will save us from Hell and give us eternal life in Heaven. Trust in Jesus!
John 3:16
Romans 6:23😊❤
Oh, goodness. Just learning how to make nature photos/video (in Thailand), but your video strikes at one's heart, as I watch my hometown being destroyed from afar. My mom posted some other good (awful!) footage too. It's hard to watch the lands, the trees, the beauty of such a lovely land be swept away in the ferocious winds. If only it had last only 15 minutes, rather than nearly an hour. Watching and grieving from afar is all that I can do. Blessing on all the Iowans watching this. Glad you are safe. And thanks for taking time to document it.
Robin,
Thanks for the reply!
If it had only been 15 minutes the tree may have survived.
It was amazing how quickly it did stop once the winds stopped.
Seemed like all hell was breaking loose then a couple minutes later
I was outside checking the damage.
It was just huge winds and then notning
just one man's opinion, but you ruin a storm video by muting the sounds of the storm and replacing it with music.
I may re-edit it later and include some of the sound of the storm mixed with the music
@@NaturePhotoStudios It came out good. You clearly put some work into editing this.
Should be a law, no videos with music.
Class 1 felony, 20 yrs hard labor.
@@NaturePhotoStudios That would be super if you add the actual sound of the storm to your video.......
Yeah - I agree with that one.
Great Music. Awesome power in his storm. Very scary. Terrible damage. Praying for your town.
Thank you Sabine!
There was beauty in the storm despite the incredible amount of damage it did.
Thanks for the prayers! It’s gonna be a long road to recovery.
@Lisa Makarichi It’s been more than a year and we’re still recovering.
I can’t imagine how it was for the wildlife that called the forests home
I could but you’re not going to hear the sound of the storm, just me describing what’s happening.
But I’ll take a look at the footage again if there’s some wind noise on the video
I have lived through many hurricanes on the East Coast and I’d be picking up all that small stuff in your yard that’s going to be blowing around in a few minutes
It was still raining after the storm past and people were already walking around with chainsaws helping to clear peoples driveways etc.
We raked up all the small debris in the yard right away and except for the huge tree on the house the yard looked pretty much normal
Yes, sandy lashed us for 24 hours. Definitely would have secured the small stuff
Thankfully you had warning it was coming.
We knew there was a severe thunderstorm coming but we get those every other day here in Iowa.
By the time people knew how strong the winds were, we had just minutes.
I had about 12 minutes I think.
All the small stuff was low to the ground and none of it even moved, it was higher up where the wind sheared everything off and did all the damage
Glad you made it out with your lives! Isaias hit us bad too trees down, power loss...2020 stinks! Stay safe! And glad the cute little stuff survived too!
@@NaturePhotoStudios we do get a lot of storms. Enough that when the sirens go off people keep jogging or whatever outside. Maybe this happening was a blessing in disguise bc people will be more careful for a while.
At least I hope they will.
Taking home footage and drone footage, editing clips and adding music, can be an art. If done right, you get this as a final product. Good job!
Thank you!
It was all spur of the moment as I wasn’t expecting such a huge storm to come rolling in like that.
Just grabbed my camera and tried to do the best I could
Wow! So glad you were ok after this storm Kevin!! It looks like it caused some serious damage. You captured some incredible footage and the music and editing on this is brilliant, wow! It's really like a masterclass in storytelling too. Great video!
Thank you so much Claire!
Everything was spur of the moment since I had no idea of the magnitude of the storm.
We were without power for 11 days.
Luckily I had a generator and that kept critical things going.
Everyone that had generators in the neighborhood ran drop cords to the people next to us so we could keep their refrigerators going.
Every morning I’d drive to a town that had power and fill up with gas to keep the generator going.
Eleven days without power wasn’t easy but pulling a tub of ice cream out of the freezer made it not so bad.😀
I’ve never worried about storms before but now when I see a report of a storm with strong winds, my heart beats a little faster now.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment! I really appreciate it!
@@NaturePhotoStudios It's amazing how communities pull together during times like these. We have had some serious flooding in Australia this year (not in my state) and it has been absolutely devastating for so many but seeing communities come together is incredibly moving. Gives you a lot of faith in mankind.
@@ClaireSara
I wish we could keep it going once the danger has passed and some normalcy has returned
Can't imagine what that must have sounded like. Looks as though you have lots of clean up work to do. GREAT job with the video. Good luck from Philly.
Thank you!
We are so much better off than a lot of people here. All 75 square miles of my city has been damaged in some way.
We’re on day 8 without power and they’ve been working on my block for three days now to get us power
Jesus is the only way. We have all sinned and deserve Hell. Sins that may seem small in our eyes are big in God's and are worthy of Hell, such as lying lusting and stealing. But if we repent and trust only in Jesus, he is faithful and will save us from Hell and give us eternal life in Heaven. Trust in Jesus!
John 3:16
Romans 6:23😊❤
Nice musical choice! I personally like the sound of a storm, but this was very fitting! Well done!
The wind was so strong it clipped the audio during a lot of the storm and with my narration of what was going on I thought maybe music was the best way to go and try to make it a little cinematic
It worked fantastically!
NariNaraga22 Thank you! I really appreciate it!
@@NaturePhotoStudios what's the music name and track? Thank you!
Wilton, Iowa here...we did not get the structural damage experienced in Cedar Rapids area. We have antenna tv and got our "heads up" from the Cedar Rapids channel. Gave me a few minutes to call a couple of people that needed to know what was heading for us. So sad for all the damage and power outages. Thanks for the video. It explains a lot. Take care.
So glad you were able to avoid the brunt of it! It was a crazy ride that’s for sure!
Hopefully we’ll have power by late Tuesday but there’s so much damage I’d be surprised if it came on that soon.
Bravo, one of the better video documentations of this storm.
Thank you!
Wish I could have shot more footage from different locations but acorns we’re flying past me like cruise missiles so didn’t want to put myself too far out there. One blasted through a plastic bird feeder like it was soft butter.
Glad you liked the footage!
Wanted to make something a little more cinematic.
Hope I succeeded
Really well put together..video and music. The power of these storms always surprises me.
Surprised the heck out of me too!😀
I was hoping to show the destruction in a cinematic way so more people would watch and see what has happened here
It's rather humorous to me, but as I watched the video, I actually thought, what a clever musical choice. Then I see how much controversy there was using music instead of the actual storm sounds. I can see both sides. But the almost somber, quiet, celestial-sounding music juxtaposed with the power and destruction of the storm seems almost poetic.
There are plenty of videos of this storm event with just the sounds of the storm. Nothing wrong with that. However, I praise you for being unique and taking a chance on something different.
One other option would have been to include the actual storm sounds and then using the music during the post-storm video showing the actual destruction. Sets a mood.
The people that like the music far outweigh those that don’t.
Thankfully everyone has different tastes or the world would be pretty boring.
I edit for myself and how I like to see my videos.
So many people edit for what they think will get the most likes or comments but then down the road they usually post a video about how they are going back to doing it the way that makes them happy.
I’m just putting my work out there and if people love it, that makes me happy. If they don’t, I’m perfectly ok with that.
I do chuckle how brave some people can be behind the keyboard but if it makes them feel better about themselves then I’m ok with that too.
Glad you are in the I liked the way you did it camp!😀
@@NaturePhotoStudios I mean, can you have music and storm sounds at the same time? Check out Pecos Hank's videos.
@@NaturePhotoStudios I like both czcams.com/video/MiDvqDDAHx0/video.html
Jenni Niccum I could. Just a personal choice.
@@NaturePhotoStudios you should check out Pecos Hank's videos. He's really good. You will probably like his work. czcams.com/video/MiDvqDDAHx0/video.html
Love the lens in which you look through!!!!
Thanks Maria!
Sure was a crazy day that’s for sure!
Could have been much worse in my situation so very thankful it wasn’t worse
Good job on the video, and the music was the perfect touch. I am truly sorry you lost your beautiful, idyllic backyard, but glad you and your family are okay. 🙏🏻 Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
The back yard will come back eventually. The big old tree won’t be replaced in my lifetime but there’s still several oak trees that hopefully will survive the damage from the storm
Wow! So much damage in a short space of time. It was very eerie with the music. Hope your family are all OK x
Sadly there were four deaths in a Iowa related to the derecho but all my fiends and family are fine including the animals.
I was amazed how quickly the winds came up and died down. Went from nothing to 140mph back down to nothing in the snap of a finger
oh my gosh, that is frightening. Thanks for sharing this and glad you are safe
That’s why I was glad I was filming it because it sort if distanced me
From what was going on.
Jesus is the only way. We have all sinned and deserve Hell. Sins that may seem small in our eyes are big in God's and are worthy of Hell, such as lying lusting and stealing. But if we repent and trust only in Jesus, he is faithful and will save us from Hell and give us eternal life in Heaven. Trust in Jesus!
John 3:16
Romans 6:23❤😊
Nice video. I experienced this here in Cedar Rapids, IA! It’s been a pain cleaning up. It’s crisis mode.
I’m in Cedar Rapids too. It was just crazy! Can’t believe the devastation. Reminds me of 2008 but with trees instead of carpet and drywall
Same here NE side of town. We finally finished clean up yesterday.
Bobby s do u have power yet
Kaden Struik yes finally. How about you
I was not in the storm
Best Cinematography, Best Edit and Best Score of all storm videos. The slight slo-mo drama was delicious. 9 out of 7 stars.
Thanks Rick!
I never realized the storm was going to be that bad. If I did I’d probably would have been down in the basement with the dogs!😀
Once the tree fell I started looking for the cats that normally hang out in the room where the tree fell.
Luckily they were hiding under a bed in the next room. Once I knew they were safe I went back to filming the aftermath
@@NaturePhotoStudios I am almost certain that the photographer in you would demand you still document the storm. I've not yet experienced 100mph winds, but I am optimistic!
Rick O'Banion Iowans have a tendency to go outside when the tornado sirens go off and this was no different.
All my neighbors were out watching as well.😀
Thanks for sharing Kevin!
Thanks Kris
Was glad all the acorn missiles that were flying all around missed me while I was filming 😀
Masterful music choices, drone footage and production value overall.
Thank you!
When you’re witnessing a disaster, all you can do is keep filming to put a bit of a buffer between you and what’s going on.
Still no electricity but thankfully we have a generator to keep things from spoiling and something cold to drink in the heat and humidity
Marion here. Cedar rapids metro area was totally blacked out that night. You could see the milky way from downtown.
John,
I actually photographed the Milky Way close to downtown CR that night.
I’ll post it here when I get a chance to process it.
Who would have thought that would ever be possible?
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Really appreciate it!!
Omg! Sorry u lost that tree. Hope everyone is ok. Scary storm. Soundtrack was perfect. Great display of natures fury.
Thanks Garrick!
Glad the storm diminished a bit before it hit you.
I think Cedar Rapids had the full furry of it.
Subscribed to your channel a while back. Laughed and cried hearing you talk about your attempts to find the canyon in Starved Rock.
What did it take, three tries?
The reason why one attempt failed made me give the same reply I did when the tree fell on the house.
I’ll let you guess what it was!😀
Hopefully fell service will improve so I can get your video watched.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! Really appreciate it!
Hi to Frank for me!!
I live in Ames. I was looking out my living room window as the storm went through. We lost 1/3 of each of our two big trees but our neighbor lost a big pine, totally uprooted. I was still watching as lightning hit the power line in front of my house; it was like Cthulu trying to come through from the alternate dimension, or like a big bomb had gone off in the air overhead.
It was crazy wasn’t it?
For years to come people will be asking where we’re you when the derecho hit?
We have several trees that have the tops snapped off too.
So sad to see so many trees uprooted and destroyed
Wow that’s dedication to your art in the extreme! Great video, not sure my first thought would have been to start filming when the sirens started wailing. But this goes to show how good your filmmaking is!
I had no clue what was coming and when it started getting intense I just ran from the front of the house to the back over and over.
Stood outside for a while but with big tree limbs falling all around me and acorns hitting the house like bullets I decided to try and have a little shelter between me and the storm!😀
Nature Photo Studios you 😜 crazy
My god the weather looks terrifying. Great choice of music also, as you say, the sound of the storm would just be white noise. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Paul!
Appreciate you stopping by to take a look.
I think documenting what was going on was a bit of disconnect so it wasn’t as terrifying as opposed to just watching it happen with no camera in front of my eyes to focus on.
Still, I would be perfectly fine if I never experience another one!😀
I'm sorry this happened to you. But I'm glad to see you're safe!
Certainly not anything I thought would happen in Iowa that’s for sure. Basically a category 2 hurricane came through town.
Thanks for taking the time to watch it!!
I traveled down to help relatives 3 days later bringing a couple chainsaws and a generator. They had many trees down or damaged, all the trees in the neighborhood had at least some damage and 1/2 were down on the ground. The power was back on at day 5+ and they were lucky compared to many. Take care Iowa and best wishes in what will be a long recovery.
Thanks for coming to help!
We still don’t have power and we are now on day 10.
Have been driving around to find a stronger cell signal to send my insurance company damage photos and can’t believe the damage I’ve seen.
We are so much fortunate than a lot of people here in town!
Great video
Thank you! It was a hell of a storm.
Now I get nervous every time a big storm rolls in
I feel very bad for you folks. It’s so sad to see the destruction, but I also know that people in that area of the country are strong and will recover. May God bring quick healing and restore your communities.
No one knew it was going to be that bad.
We get warnings all the time about strong winds but outside of a tornado no one expected 140mph winds which is the current estimate of the wind strength.
Usually a lawn chair will tip over or something and you go pick it up.
I’ve been here since ‘76 and I’ve never been in anything like it.
Iowa doesn’t get hurricanes but this was equivalent to a Category 4 hurricane.
By the time we heard how powerful the winds were going to be, it was too late to do anything
@Nature Photo Studios ...I hope no one was hurt. You folks really got hit hard. I know that type of storm is very rare. Hope you and your family are OK...things can be replaced, but people can’t. Godspeed my friend.
Thank you!
I think this is either the fifth or sixth derecho recorded in Iowa, the first being in 1877 I believe.
It took everyone by surprise.
We knew a storm was coming but until about 12 minutes before it hit, I had no idea the winds were going to be over 100mph.
Turned out they said we had about 140mph winds here in Cedar Rapids!
@Nature Photo Studios ...That’s a category 4 hurricane, in a part of the country where no one prepares for hurricanes for obvious reasons. My heart goes out to you all, and I pray God brings quick healing. Thanks for the video you took. It helps us all to realize a little better what it was you all went through, even though I realize you can’t really know unless you go through it. Take care friend.
I hope everyone is safe, amazing footage and thank you for sharing.
Everyone is safe including the animals.
I was worried because the tree came through the ceiling in the room that two of our cats hang out in.
I sorted through all the debris but didn’t find them.
Luckily they were under the bed in the next room hiding. They were scared but fine.
The music was perfect for this, Apocalyptic. Glad you're okay. God bless.
Thank you!
The video had me narrating what was going on which wasn’t very exciting so luckily I had this music track sitting around that I thought went well with it too!
I may re-edit it if I have enough of the wind blowing without me talking to mix in with the music
@@NaturePhotoStudios this was the mid west version of hurricane Katrina or Dorian right?
Matt,
People who worked after Katrina said it was just as bad and in some cases worse.
Our adjuster just came in from Florida and he said the hurricane down there was nothing compared to what he was seeing here.
As I make my way around town there are still roads strewn with poles and lines and tree debris is everywhere.
So much property loss it’s just unimaginable.
I gave a thumbs up because of your very informative video, but I'm very sad for the devastation that you all endured.
I totally understand. Would never think it was a thumbs up I’m glad it happened to you thing.
Thanks for taking the time to watch it and leave a comment! I really appreciate it!!
It’s like a thumbs up thumbs down situation. 😀
The storm did so much damage but it brought neighborhoods closer together.
We ran a line next door so they could keep their fridge running for the 11 days we were without power and the neighbor across the street did the same thing.
Before the storm I had never talked to the neighbor across the street but now we talk all the time when we are outside
This edit was amazing. I even cried a little at the end. I live in North Liberty and seen it too. I hope that tree did not have meaning to you. Love the video.
That first night we drove south on 380 looking for gas.
North Liberty was dark so we finally found gas in Coralville.
Did you get much damage at your place? Hope it was minimal if there was any.
I was attached to the tree just because it was a big tree that had seen a lot of years and events pass by.
It was here when we bought the house but saddened that this storm did it in.
I can smell the sap from the tree and as it was getting chopped up it looked like it was bleeding.
Very sad to watch
Nature Photo Studios we did our trees were knocked over like dominoes. We lost power for 3 days. Nothing like CR.
Sorry to hear that.
I think everyone on the corridor was impacted in this storm one way or another.
Did you have a generator or something to keep your fridge and freezer going!
We were lucky we had a generator powerful enough to run a few things besides the fridge and ran a cord to our neighbors house to keep their fridge running too.
They got our power pack on after 11 days. Couldn’t imagine not having a generator to keep a fan or something going to get some air circulation.
We’re debating is we will replant some trees or not.
It sure I want to go through this again with trees.
How about you? Replanting after all this is done?
Nature Photo Studios we did not have one at the time but we bought just in case we need one later.
Wow, three days without anything. That’s tough! Hopefully your fridge and freezer wasn’t too full!
Smart move picking up a generator for future use.
We bought ours for camping to run stuff in our camper while boondocking and it really came in handy and saved the day for us!!
Love the hat! 👍
Thanks Marc and Trish!
I don’t recall having a derecho on my Summer to Remember list!!
Sadly our trailer flipped in the storm so our daydream plans are on hold at the moment.
Damage adjuster did say he was totaling our year old trailer but scared me by saying something about finding a used one somewhere.
Not feeling good about that if that’s the case as we don’t know how the other trailer was treated, why they wanted to get rid of it and most of all it didn’t come from our local RV dealer so they will put us basically on the standby list for any service.
You might want to do an episode about this sometime down the road.
Be happy to share my experience with the KYD family!
The highest recorded gusts were in Atkins IA, 1st was 126 mph, 2nd highest (In Atkins) 123 mph, 3rd highest Cedar rapids 112 Mph, 4th (Atkins)110 mph recorded by handheld anemometer, and 5th highest Shellsburg, IA 109 mph.
All I know is that I hope I’m never in another one!
Literally a hurricane, but no palm trees
It was certainly crazy!
We lost about 60% of the trees in my city.
Was driving around the other day and couldn’t believe how many building still have damage!
Thank you for this - it was so so scary! Wow
It totally was! I think I’m still in shock and it all hasn’t really sunk it.
Feel like I’m running on autopilot.
Maybe when things start to settle down it’ll really hit me
Nature Photo Studios our power (Perry) just came back on yesterday. Ice cream in several flavor choices provides great comfort 👍
This video should have been much longer. I’ve never seen your vids. But you present very professionally, calmly and articulately. And your background music was highly appropriate. The video was awesome! But, as a meteorologist, I wanted to see more of the effects of the derecho as it passed through. You do an awesome job on your video, but you leave me wanting more!
Thank you! Appreciate the kind words.
I was totally unprepared for what happened.
As soon as the rain slowed I ran outside to mainly document what happened to the house.
Since the camera isn’t supposed to be water resistant I hid it under my t-shirt while walking around the house and called it quits when the camera started getting wet
Nature Photo Studios who are the fifty mutants who gave you a thumbs down? The vid was great. As I said, only wish it was longer. I wanted to see more of the storm in action. Not trying to be morbid or root for destruction... just understand that these events are rare. Derechos are not common. Catching them on video is spectacular. And your production value was excellent. You are also well spoken. As an English teacher (yes, I’m a scientist who is now an English teacher, LOL) words can’t describe how I feel about the level of stupidity in our society. To watch someone intelligent and well spoken is such a relief... merge that with good content and production? And... wow! One of the best vids I’ve seen to capture this derecho. The only reason it may not be THE best is, as I said, there’s not enough footage of the phenomenon in action. Anyway, despite my desire to see more, this was a great video. Well done... in all aspects. The scientist in me loved it (albeit leaving me wanting more); the English teacher in me loved it (such a relief seeing someone intelligent and well spoken here on CZcams). Add to that the good production. Very well done!
I’d be worried if there were only fifty thumbs up!😀
I agree that it would have been great to capture more of the storm. I think once the tree fell in the house my focus shifted to two of our cats that love to hang out in that room.
The ceiling was down, rain was pouring in and the floor was covered with at least a foot of blown in insulation.
I was frantically digging through the debris looking for them.
Luckily they were under the bed in the next bedroom down the hall.
They must have sensed the storm coming and dove for cover.
I had no ideas what was coming or believe me, I would have prepped for it and shot a lot more footage!
If I remember correctly, only five or six derechos have been recorded in this area.
So while the changes are slim that another one comes through, I’ll be ready for it. Course I’m perfectly fine if I’m never in another one!😀
Don’t know how I’ll follow up this video since my goal is to help people take better photographs so I’m sure I’ll lose a lot of new subscribers.
Will probably do a photography after the derecho video and a Photo Fear of Missing Out video
There are plenty of other videos out there where you can hear the sounds and people talking. I thought this one was awesome! Great music and editing!!
Thank you! I really appreciate it.
The natural audio wasn’t very good and of course I was talking over it anyway. So, I thought I’d try to do something a little more cinematic.
So glad you liked it.
It certainly wasn’t a planned shoot but once the tree limbs started coming down I just had to keep filming it!
Wow! Awesome coverage. Glad you are safe!
Of course the tree fell on my office and still don’t know if all my hard drives survived
After some thought, I subscribed. I really hope you've got more video from this storm or others with audio, but if not, I hope you'll record future videos with audio.
Heater,
Noted.
I usually record my nature videos with natural audio and agree they are better than just adding music.
This all happened so fast I just grabbed my camera, started filming and talked through what was happening.
Hopefully I have some decent natural sound to share
Officially the highest wind speed recorded was 99 mph in Marshalltown...that makes our 2020 Derecho in Iowa equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane. Doesn't change how bad the destruction it but wanted to clarify.
The local news is saying that the weather service said based on damage the wind speed on the SW side of Cedar Rapids was 140mph.
It toppled a tower rated at 125mph easily.
I believe the 112mph is the highest speed officially recorded it if officials are estimating speeds the same as they do tornado wind speeds than I’m not going to argue with them
T Landry All I know is that it was nothing like I’ve seen here before and hope I never see again!😀
T Landry In the past I’ve missed a lot of things so I typically have at least one camera with an empty memory card and a fully charged battery at the ready
So sad to see the damage to the trees. The huge trees in my yard are like part of my family and one of the main reasons we chose to live in our neighborhood. It's easy to take them for granted sometimes, or resent their mess (and my forced labor) in the fall. To see them come to life again after an endless winter is life affirming, bringing a feeling of pure joy and renewal. Hard to imagine my yard without the old beauties.
Sandra,
So sorry for the loss of your trees.
They’ve stood guard over us for decades and in a heartbeat they’re gone.
Never enjoyed taking care of the leaves but appreciated their shade and the habitat they provided for so much wildlife.
We have trees that survived but losing the big one put a pit in my gut.
Are you going to replant?
I know it won’t be the same but eventually the new trees will become old and wise
@@NaturePhotoStudios No, no, we didn't lose any trees. I'm in NW Indiana and although the derecho came through here too, later that day, it had lost a lot of the original intensity (thank god) and did minimal damage. I was just thinking to myself mostly, about how it would feel if we DID lose our trees. Every year, I guess our trees DO lose branches in storms, but nothing like what you all in Iowa experienced. I DO try to plant a tree every few years as our trees have to be maybe close to 100 years old (and maybe older? IDK we have a lot of old oaks) and unfortunately they won't live forever.
Ahhh I see.
Glad it lost its intensity before it reached you!
The big tree I lost was an old oak.
I want to count the rings when I get time to see how old it was.
The younger trees were more flexible and they survived.
The old soldier just couldn’t withstand an hour of hurricane force winds
Did you have inflow winds. Usually the winds shift and come in from the east, southeast, or south feeding the line , then it gets calm, then the gust front then the storms
The winds did shift but I had stopped filming at that point to dig through the fallen insulation when the tree came through the house to look for two of our cats that usually hang out in that room.
Luckily they took shelter in another room when the storm hit and they were fine.
That Bright green should give you a clue
We knew there were some strong winds coming but morning like this.
Usually we get winds up to 70mph or so.
It wasn’t as eerie as when we have tornados but the silence and stillness sure let you know something was coming our way
thought I was going to enjoy it until the music started -then had to turn it off
No worries.
If everyone had the same tastes life would be boring
Nature Photo Studios It’s not a matter of taste, it’s a matter of editing common sense. There are 2 essential dramatic dimensions to a storm, sight and sound. You eliminated one for no good reason. Music has no place in a video like this. Especially inappropriately selected music. You are not Steven Spielberg or Hans Zimmer. Just repost the video with the only correct sound: the sound provided by the storm itself.
@@NaturePhotoStudios Pay no attention to these pussies. You did just fine. People know what a storm sounds like.
Nature Photo Studios I enjoyed your video and know exactly where it was shot. NW side got hit hard in that area
I love the music.
I never heard of things like this, then I started seeing this on the net and I was shocked this is frightening. My God I hope no one was hurt by this, 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 this is frightening
I don't think anyone was killed but the amount of damage was unreal.
There are still people looking for contractors that can fix their homes because insurance sometimes didn't cover everything so they're just getting around now to having the money to get it fixed on their own.
We were without electricity of 11 days which was very lucky for us since some people didn't have power for over a month.
We ran extension cords to our neighbors homes since we had a generator to keep their refrigerators going so they didn't lose everything like so many did,
It’s even more eerie with the music.
Thank you!
I wanted something a little more cinematic. We all know what wind sounds like but I wanted something a little different
Rock you like a derechocaine,
that is one wild storm.
😀
Since they typically name big storms, we’re calling this one Darrell the Derecho!😀 it sure was a doozy that’s for sure!!
Sucks to lose that huge tree!!!! You may like having a sun-loving garden next spring. Good-bye impatiens, hello zinnias or _____. Sorry for your loss!
The difference with the tree gone is amazing how much sun is hitting the back yard.
I feel like I lost an old friend and the wildlife that lived within its branches are scrambling to find new homes.
Not sure what will replace the tree yet but definitely want something there
Awesome, terrible experience, but beautifully shot! We went through the same thing in central Iowa.
Sorry to hear that you were hit too!
The governor is saying Cedar Rapids is the epicenter of distruction.
Thanks for the great video.
Thanks Toni!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I really appreciate it.
A year later and there’s still so much damage left to repair.
I’m afraid the scars caused by this storm will take a long time to fade
First, my condolences for the loss and damage to your trees. I hope the damages to your home were not major and most if not all were insured. It’s all so random. Re your editing, I thought you did a beautiful job selecting the music. For its artistic value, I actually wished it was longer. Definitely a job well done.
Thank you so much for the kind reply.
We were so much luckier than a lot of people.
We could still live in our home and ran a generator for the 11 days we were without power.
Now more than a year later there are still homes that are damaged awaiting repair.
With winter coming it’s going to be another difficult year for them.
I really didn’t plan on making a film about the derecho but so glad I did.
The winds were determined to be 140mph which makes sense seeing how much damage was done.
Thankfully we only sustained damage which has been mostly repaired.
Thank you for taking the time to comment on the video. I really appreciate it!
That's crazy. Absolutely crazy!
Rachel,
It was something I’ve never experienced before and hope to never again!
The saddest part was the amount of tree loss!
My city lost 65% of its trees which is just devastating.
They estimate they’ll be removing tree debris for at least a year there are so many down from the storm. 😢
a wind like that is really strong and dangerous. Last year, I experienced wind at 130 km / h and my parents had to hold me because I was in danger of being blown away. it is not being outside with this wind, especially for someone small and light.
I’m lucky that I avoided all the flying debris when I was out filming.
I saw later that an actor had blasted right through a bird feeder and later I found rocks inside my camper that the wind had blown right though the walls
Really cool music. God like.
Thank you!
I was trying to do something a little more cinematic.
Glad you liked it
Very nice video.
Thank you! I’m glad something good came out of the storm
I like the music,I've seen some videos that were nothing but oh wow and WTF all the way with the occasional Oh my God!!! So the music is a nice change to me.
That’s pretty much what it sounded like so I opted for the music instead of “There it goes! The tree is going over, it’s gonna hit the house”!
So I tried to do something a little cinematic.
Even tho if it did so much damage there was a kind of beauty in the storm.
Course I’d be just fine if it never happened again!😀
Hope things have somewhat returned to normal for you folks by now. Here in the Des Moines area I know a few people were still without power on Aug 14th. By the way I also appreciate your music choice. I've seen way too many videos that were unwatchable with the sound on due to terrible choices of music.
They’re saying maybe Tuesday or Wednesday for us at the earliest.
Hopefully the tree will come off the roof this weekend and we can get our camper flipped back over sometime next week.
Really appreciate the kind words about the music choice.
I actually picked the music first because it gave me the feeling of what was happening.
Glad things are getting back to normal around Des Moines!
That's the thing with trees. We all love them. They provide shade for hot summers and they clean the environment of pollution. But when a massive storm hits it can be the most destructive thing in your property then it falls down.
Definitely love our trees.
Of all of them I really hoped that the big one would have been able to stand against the wind.
I’m more upset about losing it than the damage to the house.
The house will be repaired but the tree even if another oak was planted in its place will never be the same in my lifetime
Iowa is such a beautiful state. I'm from Alabama but I lived in Des Moines for a while. I loved it. It's really sad to see such destruction.
Des Moines is a great city.
I only get over there from Cedar Rapids once or twice a year, usually to hit Jordan Creek Mall 😀
I went a few blocks over from my house the other day and was shocked how much damage they had.
Living in a bowl really spared us from getting hit by the worst of it
@@NaturePhotoStudios Cedar Rapids is so beautiful., right on that river. I fall in love with every place I go. I hope recovery is going well. Iowans are tough. I've been through hurricanes. We have lots of time to prepare. I can't imagine what it's like with so little warning. Take care ! Alabama is praying for y'all!
Tracy Frederick Thank you! Really appreciate it!
One of my favorite places Indian Creek Nature Center is still closed from all the damage.
They estimate $250k of damage and all the trails are still closed.
I’ll probably do a follow up video on how the derecho impacted nature in the area.
I know Cedar Rapids list about 50% of its trees. That’s just hard to wrap my mind around!
Good footage but I'm not a fan of the music though. Glad y'all are ok.
No worries, life would be boring if everyone liked the same thing
Do have a video with the music , like to hear the wind sounds
I do but not sure how much wind you can hear as I was talking while recording the video
Crazy to think that a week or two later hurricane Laura would be slamming Louisiana 😨 scary night that night
A lot of the emergency crews that were here headed to Louisiana to help out there as well.
Can’t imagine how exhausted they were!
Amazing video..sounds where perfect! God Bless you all. We can be thankful everyday for God's goodness in sparing lives in these calamities happening.across our Country!
Thank you! Glad you liked it.
We are slowly working back towards normal.
Hopefully they’ll start working on repairing the roof before the snow flies!
@@NaturePhotoStudios Yes prayers for repairs for you people before the winter snows hit!
Ouch. Got hit hard in Illinois in 2008. Had spruce trees in back for wind breaks ! Knocked half of them down.
We had a 500 year flood here in 2008 but luckily my house was spared.
Wasn’t so lucky this time.😀
They said my town has lost 50% of its trees which is unimaginable.
But we still have it much better than a lot of people in town that lost everything
Love the KYD hat
Keep Your Daydream!
Love Marc and Trish!
They’re actually a big reason we were so prepared with a powerful enough generator etc that we bought for camping.
Maybe I should rage them with the KYD Sumner to Remember hashtag!!!
Was there in Cedar Rapids , it lasted for over an hour.
I tell ya, I still get a put in my stomach every time we have a storm roll through now.
I hope I never experience anything like that again!
Thanks for leave the comment!
Much appreciated.
⛈️ 💙 That is so scary, but beautiful. I'm glad you are alright. Mother nature is amazing. Love the music. ⛈️ 💙
In a couple of days it will be a year since the derecho hit. One of my favorite hiking trails is still close because of all the fallen trees.
My local nature center said they lost about 65% of their trees. That is shocking.
I'm currently working on a short film for a film challenge I participate in. The theme is "Force of Nature" So I want to do something about the derecho but not about the destruction but the silver lining of the storm. Like it opened up the tree canopy for new growth and makes the forest stronger.
Not sure how it will all play out but I think it might make a decent film.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I relly appreciate it!
@@NaturePhotoStudios I feel you'll do really good at this. Planting stronger trees. From what I understand derecho come around every 70 years. I don't know anything about them. I grew up in So. West Fla. Hurricanes blew through. I know this derecho wasn't a tornado more like straight winds. I could be wrong. Please be safe
I just read on your page 140mph? OMG!
@@imagineparrish It was basically an inland hurricane. Hopefully I never experience another one! Tornado too for that matter! :)
@@imagineparrish When I first made the film they said the winds were 112. Once the weather people had time to figure everything out and get more readings from different areas they found that my town had 140mph winds which is why it was so devastated.
There are still people with tarps on their roofs and the 10th is the one year anniversary.
I was out filming until I saw an acorn blast right through a plastic bird feeder like a bullet and though the smart thing to do would be to go inside.
Course us Midwesterners when we hear stay inside, we all head out to the door to see what the fuss is. :)
Wow that's crazy!
That’s pretty much what I was saying as I filmed it!😀
This thing was crazy!
That’s for sure!
I never thought it would be that bad.
I mean right before it hit they talked about 100mph wind gusts but who would have thought 140mph winds!
Hope I don’t see another one of those any time soon!!
Jesus man!! so lucky for your life! great movie
I was dodging 100mph
Knowing the wind is predicted 80 to over a hundred mph, I would have used the 12 minutes I had to remove bird feeders and anything else in the yard that can become missiles. The soothing music did not capture the sound of the horrifying wind. Made it seem less scary. Glad your safe!
I live in a bowl so the wind was elevated.
All the bird feeders were still on the pole and even an inflated beach ball was still in the back yard.
It was the acorns from the oak trees up high that were the missiles. I’m surprised they didn’t blow out the windows on the house.
There was no horrifying wind.
You can’t stick a camera mic into 140mph wind and have it sound like anything other than white noise.
I’m glad all the animals were safe.
Two cats usually hang out in the room where the tree came through but luckily they were in the next room when the tree came down.
Nature Photo Studios Wow, with a 140 mph wind, you don’t need to stick your microphone into the wind to capture the sound.
That can be heard in your house without a microphone which Is terrifying. It’s a sound that I can’t explain. I was simply saying the soothing music downplayed what you was going thru.
I went through Hurricane Michael with sustain wind 164 mph for hours with wind gusts 209 mph. Anyhoo, I’m thankful you and your furry friends were safe!
Tasse Cup Glad you made it through the hurricane! Can’t imagine winds that strong.
It’s been a month and still so much digging out around town.
Still without internet and not looking forward to a week of rain.
Hopefully the tarps on the roof hold!
wow, no words
It was insane!
I wish it were possible to feel the power behind those winds! They say it was like a category 2 or 3 hurricane!
It’s certainly been something!
Just talked to a friend and they still have no power on day 13.
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of this storm for us Iowa and Illinois people
We were a little nervous here in Iowa because they kept talking about severe weather and everyone was on edge since it was the one year anniversary of the derecho.
Luckily we didn’t have much of anything as it was north of us.
But I get a little nervous every time they talk about severe weather now
Very beautiful corner of Iowa. Much different than the northwest corner.
I’m always amazed how diverse the Iowa landscape it! I’ve yet to visit the Loess Hills but I’d love to see them in the fall!
I wonder when I see big trees that have shallow roots could be anchored somehow. So sad to loose all the beautiful trees that provided a habitat for humans and animals alike. The shade alone is a huge loss. Really so sad that not many people in the US know how bad this was. You said 700 miles. Hope you and your family are well and your community. God bless you all.
Thank you Dee!
It was sad to lose the big tree.
I feel it was like a community for so many creatures and provided much needed shade in the Iowa summers.
There are still so many people waiting to get their homes repaired and so much nature that will take decades if not longer to recover.
I hope we never have to deal with anything like that again!
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personally, looking at the condition of the tree, I would trim the tree half the size down, then by using a lot of wrenching, I would slowly but surrey get the tree rased back up. it's a really old tree and been their for some time, it would make scene to get the tree back up once again.
Sadly the tree is gone. There was no feasible way to even attempt to save it.
Wish we could have.
can you post a version without the music? thx! (still an excellent video!)
I'll try!
A Dokumentary video made like on national geographic or discovery Channel great work
Thank you for the kind words.
I never thought things would be so bad so I just grabbed my camera on a whim.
Turns out it was a much bigger deal than I could ever imagine!
Ugh, that big beautiful tree. 😩
I'm in West Des Moines. I know it was rough. Craziest storm I've ever been in.
Hope you didn’t have too much damage!
We’re still digging out here.
Heard chain saws up the road going this morning already.
Sounds like another severe storm will be rolling on this evening.
Hope the tarps hold!!
I'd love to subscribe, but I just couldn't enjoy this video, because there's no audio. Some people really appreciate the audio, because they can't see the video and really need to hear what it's like. I'm sure you do a great job capturing the raw power of nature through your lenses, but when you leave out the audio, you lose a lot of the power of nature, and for some, it's that sound. I can really testify to that, because I've lived through two tornadoes. What I've never experienced is what people see in certain tornadoes that makes them so beautiful when they're not destroying things. Yes, music can help to a certain extent, but it's not enough, I'm sure.
Heather,
I did a lot of narration during the storm but didn’t really pay much attention if the camera was recording much of the sound of the storm.
With winds that high it would overpower the mic but I will go back and see if there’s some decent storm sound.
If so I’ll upload another video with as much natural sound as I can.
Thanks for the subscribe and taking the time to leave such a detailed comment!
@@NaturePhotoStudios Thank you so much as well. You've really made my day. I realize now that you really like to get in the thick of it, and that's so good, as long as you're safe. With the trailer having been destroyed by the storm, it's so good that you're alright. I really hope by now you've got a new one and that you're recovery over there is going well, because this is going to take years to bounce back from all the losses of corn and livestock. God Bless you all and keep you.
Sorry about your place. We had a Derecho here in Carbondale IL in 09 that ruined a lot, lots of lots. We own a 275 acre woods and lost several hundred trees larger than what you’re showing blown over. Now for many years the damage to trees is going to continue to drop whole trees already weakened. Disease will enter these cracks in them and cause disease and further falling and drop damage. If the wind blows you’ll hide. And I’m betting that you and your neighborhood won’t change and will all try to go on as you were with your old home repaired. I lost huge trees next to my home and almost couldn’t sell the big trees blown down. Architects are no friend to man.
We won’t be replacing any trees that fell or die in the future.
We’ve already removed two before the storm and when the last tree is gone we won’t be replacing them.
I’ll plant things that don’t grow tall but still provide cover for wildlife.
Great reporting.
Thank you!
Didn’t know what else to do besides pick up my camera and start filming
Sorry about what happened!!
Thank you! We have our health and all the animals are safe so that’s all that truly matters.
With the exception of the tree, everything else can be replaced
Sorry about your tree that you didn't want ruined
Thank you! It is really missed.
Thankfully we have other trees that the squirrels can build nests in before winter gets here
Ok , so instead of looking for this amazing storm footage I kelp looking for the S.S.Enterprize or some fudge like that to come thru the trees !
The wind was so strong I would t have been surprised if anything that came out of the trees!
Boy, you picked THE perfect music. So sorry that happened to you and those trees.
Thanks Patton!
I narrated all the video as it was Halle I gotta but I decided to add the music which turned out much better than me saying the trees gonna go! There it goes! The tree just fell on the house!😀
@@NaturePhotoStudios Well, good choice and great editing. Bad situation for sure. I'm in the Ozarks. I get the tree issue.
Love the Ozarks!
As bad as it is, we still have a roof over our head and everyone is ok which is all that matters in the end.
Couldn’t imagine what people are going through that lost everything!
@@NaturePhotoStudios Amen to that. Bless all of you!
Ditch the music. I had to mute the video because it was so annoying. The sounds of a storm are way more dramatic.
140mph winds don’t sound like a storm, it’s just noise.
If you were irritated by the music you’d be even more so by the recorded audio.
I had to mute it to even play the clips.
Nothing shows a storms fury better that at a marina.
All I know was that this was pretty gnarly 😀
"this tree right here...will still be standing"
*completely uprooted*
Shows how powerful the winds were to take that tree over like it was nothing.
Never seen anything like it
@@NaturePhotoStudios there was a couple of knocked down trees downtown dubuque, but nothing compared to what you guys had
A category four hurricane has winds from 130 to 156
Yep.
Winds were 140mph in my town.
When I made the video the only info I had on the winds were much less.
Once they did a damage assessment they determined that winds were 140mph which pits them squarely in Category 4 territory
Great video, looks like any neighborhood around the twin cities. Sadly story underreported, no national news reporters broadcasting asking for donations. Guess if it doesn't happen on either coast or a handful of major cities it doesn't happen. I do the same thing when I hear sirens, run outside to see what's happening. Hopes to the people of Iowa and you are getting the help you need.
The entire 75 square miles of Cedar Rapids sustained some kind of damage.
Some counties just got individual FEMA relief yesterday three weeks after the storm.
Other counties are still waiting.
We had estimated 140mph winds so not too far from Laura’s wind speeds but we were just a footnote on the news. Took several days to even get a mention on national news.
Guess Iowa isn’t that news worthy unless it’s about the caucus
Terrifyingly beautiful.
Thank you!
Still can’t believe it happened and I was out there filming it all!
Had a scare that another storm was coming today but it split in half and went around us!
Dodged that bullet at least!