From df9a919e10cac793e6202bbf88eedf8b38f17b00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Wallner Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:33:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] fixed issues with embedding and block restrictions --- stories/derecho.stories.mdx | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/stories/derecho.stories.mdx b/stories/derecho.stories.mdx index de030f68e..dee2b0849 100644 --- a/stories/derecho.stories.mdx +++ b/stories/derecho.stories.mdx @@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ taxonomy: ## Overview The morning of May 12, 2022, began quietly across the Midwest, but by midday, the skies darkened as a powerful serial derecho brought hurricane-force winds exceeding 100 mph across Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota. This devastating weather event flattened fields of young corn and soybeans, uprooted trees, and toppled grain silos vital to local economies. With 68 reports of wind gusts over 75 mph, it set a record for a single convective complex. For rural, agriculture-dependent communities, the derecho was catastrophic, destroying crops and irrigation systems while also crippling farming infrastructure. Grain silos—critical for food storage and supply chains—were torn apart, and the economic ripples extended through local and national agricultural markets. The storm laid bare the vulnerabilities of rural America to extreme weather and majorly disrupted the livelihoods of all who depend on food sources from this region. - -
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Region-scale MRMS radar reflectivity with the respective time frame that the derecho impacted each state. Courtesy of the National Weather Service in Aberdeen, SD.