Hart: Storm's true impact could take weeks

August 18, 2020
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Dr. Chad HartChad Hart, professor, was interviewed for an Aug. 18 Des Moines Register story, "Iowa estimates that derecho damage to homes, farms will be close to $4 billion. Will it go higher?"

"At first blush, it's a good number," Iowa State University agricultural economist Chad Hart said of the early estimate.

But it doesn't include "infrastructure damage," Hart said. Officials estimate storage for tens of millions of bushels of grain were destroyed, both on farms and at elevators across a third of Iowa.

Hart and other economists warn that it could take weeks and months before Iowa residents and businesses know the storm's true impact. Officials hope insurance will cover the bulk of damages and fuel Iowans' efforts to rebuild.


Hart was interviewed about Monday's derecho in Iowa in other media outlets:

Iowa Farmer Today, Aug. 20
Business Record, Aug. 20
The Daily News, Aug. 20
Chronicle Media, Aug. 20

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