QUAD CITIES, Iowa/Ill. (KWQC) – After a quiet May with very little severe weather, eastern Iowa and western Illinois have had a dramatic and dangerous start to June. Two powerful storm systems brought a derecho and a significant tornado outbreak across the region in consecutive days.
June 10: Derecho brings widespread wind damage
A squall line of thunderstorms began in eastern Iowa on June 10 and quickly strengthened as it moved northeast into Illinois and Wisconsin. The Storm Prediction Center has officially classified the system as a derecho — one of the most dangerous types of severe weather…