Cedar Rapids Derecho (Land Hurricane) Aug 10, 2020 Iowa POV |120+mph winds| 

This is the best construction company advertisement ever! XD

Build strong and NEVER cut corners. I live in South Florida and my home was built 3X above code. thus far 130 mph winds and not a shingle moved! Built once and right!

Note to self: Call these guys for any future construction projects.

When you know you've built a great house. maybe all houses should be tested this way ..with the construction crew inside 😂 pretty sure more houses would stand the test😂😂😂 but so glad you guys are ok🤗

The lady with the "mom voice" in the video was awesome " you get down here now or i will drag you down here" . You keep them boys in line girl!! Lol

Look forward to a significant boost in bussiness. Incredible contruction skills to say the least. You'll be building homes in Florida

"Tornadoes don't last 15 minutes in one spot". Ding ding ding ding ding! Perfect observation, in addition to noticing the sudden change in wind direction, which indicates the cold front passage.

Great workmanship on the home, I hope your business grows stronger with such good work.

I knew I wouldn't be the first person to say it but you guys are HEROES in my eyes! Damn good quality and the house isn't finished so from day one you all set out to be a cut above standard! God Bless you for all your hard work and dedication for building each home with human lives in mind! #foreverclemstrong 💪🏼

Man, you have some *gnarly* weather in USA. Hurricanes, tornadoes, & derechos. I'd never heard of this b4, I had to look it up. That was *intense* but glad to hear that you are safe. This is one helluva advertisement for your construction skills! Regards from 🇬🇧.

"we might have to go into the basement" "that's gotta be a tornado" "yeah" *continues to stand there* *windows break* "yeah. That's gotta be a tornado." *stands there*

You boys built a fine building there. I live in Chicago and my neighborhood was wrecked by that storm, I can’t believe it almost doubled in strength by the time it got to you. Never seen anything like it

One of the best 24 min commercial I've ever seen.

My heart goes out to all of you guys!!! Living on the Gulf Coast of Alabama we are familiar with storms like this, in fact we just got back to work and have power from Hurricane Sally. But i understand that out there ya'll aren't accustom to hurricane like storms and it has to be beyond super overwhelming and bizzar to see! I pray that God will be with you guys as you rebuild and with the farmers who lost their crops!! We understand that most all of our crops come from out west and we appreciate ya'll!

Guys you are the best construction workers period. You proved it! Now you deserve a raise!

The shot of the golf carts was remarkably inspiring. Strength in numbers, for sure. Thanks for adding that in- and nice build!

Iowa strong! I was born and raised In Eastern Iowa, and know CR well. My son in law works in Marion and they live in Anamosa. I now live in a suburb of Chicago and we got hit also, but not as bad as Iowa. You were spot on about it not being a tornado and how it feels like to be in a hurricane! My husband, like you two guys, stayed upstairs watching it too, until he FINALLY came down to the basement and said exactly what you did! "Never have I seen a storm like this!!" Glad you were all safe and your house strong!

I love the summary - Built Clem Strong. Would seem you also had a few guardian angels. What an amazing storm.

Y'all need to expand around the US! Holy crap that's amazing!!

The home you showed at 23:39 is my sisters house! They were just able to move back in recently.

Aside from being filmed in portrait instead of landscape, you did a great job filming this, and your comments are spot on. I liked the music too. Thank you for sharing your experience!

My dad was an architect/engineer and was in business with my Grandpa and Uncle. They owned O.L. Clark and Sons in York, Nebraska and built many homes and businesses there. If he was still living and saw this he would be very impressed by the excellent quality of your construction work. I certainly am!

If anyone knows construction, they can see how well it's built. Almost over built.... But thats good. I think you were put to the test on this one. Great job.

I was 250ft deep in a hole at my quarry in a 40 ton haul truck and I couldnt believe how much my truck was moving and how long it lasted. I was watching a water fall over the cliff edge going straight up in the air the whole time.

On a lighter note: y'all just made the absolute best marketing video for a home construction company. This is perfect example of Tragedy to Triumph. Seriously though...heartbreaking to see what has happened in your town💔 I never even heard of a Derecho until I saw another video of this same day on here. I live 20 miles north of Galveston & this is exactly what a hurricane looks like, but with steadily rising water on the ground level & lasting 5-8 hours instead of 20-30 min. I feel like these storms are more dangerous than our hurricanes because at least we get enough of a warning to prepare & evacuate...

My son was working at Tires Plus when this happened the building started to shake then came down on top of him and he became trapped. He was able to free himself to see the damage around him. It was a miracle he even survived this.

These derechos are unbelievable! We recently had one in ontario canada, the first I've ever experienced. In fact I'd never even heard of such a weather pattern. Yours was much longer than what we had though. WOW!

I just kept looking at that tree in the distance, sometimes you can’t see it but it definitely shows how strong the wind actually is.

Wow, I grew up in Nebraska and have never seen anything like this. Just one time straight line winds blew through Lincoln ahead of a thunderstorm at 88 mph and did massive damage in a short amount of time. This, though, is just incredible.

This is the best video online of it. This was equivalent to a CAT 3 hurricane on the Saffir Simpson scale

Choked with smoke and surrounded by distant fires right now. I find a weird comfort in all the wind and rain in these Derecho videos. No comfort in the destruction, though. It's all bad, be it fire or wind and water. This is one of the fiercest locations I've yet seen.

I’ve been in many severe storms and tornadoes, but I haven’t ever seen a storm be exactly like a hurricane! It just never stopped!!

Wow! Thanks for sharing this video, glad y'all we're ok. You built a strong home!

Use these guys to build your house!! Wow!! Excellent!! Great video, thanks for posting!!

The home you were building was built very well to stand in the face of that horrible storm.Says alot about the type of work you do!! Glad you had almost no damage. Great video! Can you imagine a hurricane is like 8 hours or more of that crazy wind

Damn, never been a better video to help promote a fantastically strong house. All that and you only lost a window? Impressive.

This is one of the most insanest Hurricane Clips I ever seen. And you know what? It is always a dream of a house owner that his house would withstand those horror Storms like that and you guys make that dream happen. And your Handcraft is impressing me even more than the storm already. A house withstands 120 mph? With almost no damage? Damn, that's stunning, man.

You should show this too prospective customers.

Hard to believe its been a year, worst storm that I have seen but best video of it that I have seen. Way to go people, good job.

That is a good way to describe the Derecho, a land hurricane.

If I ever need a home built, I'm definitely calling you guys. Any home that can withstand a storm like that without losing any shingles is a well built home.

WOW.!!! THESE THINGS ARE PHENOMENAL. THE EXTENT OF TIME THEY MAINTAIN THERE POWER FOR IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOURS STAY SAFE ALWAYS.

Homes built that strong are few and far between...I live in Fairhope, AL close to where hurricane Sally made landfall and I can promise you what y’all experienced is what we experience when a major hurricane comes ashore....some of us are still without power but thankfully more is restored daily....hope all is well and still praying for the areas hit hardest by the Derecho

You all need to build houses in hurricane county.. I'm amazed by the strength of the house 😯 and yes, this is exactly what a hurricane looks like.. except they can last hours

Glad you were all safe. You did a fantastic job on the house, with so much damage to houses nearby it wasn't luck that there was little damage to yours, it was skill! Kudos!

I enjoyed your video very much and wish to thank you for keeping your super nice truck inside your garage. It is a pet peeve of mine that I watch these kinds of videos from Texas , Kansas and all over the storm areas and it seems no one cares to put the nice cars and trucks inside there garages even though they have two or three spaces for them. Then i watch all these nice vehicles get hail damage because the owners won't use these garages for what they are intended for. I appreciate you taking care of yours.😀💙

Hurricane Irma did this to us for more than 12 hours. I never wanted a basement so bad! We heard the "train sound" all through the night and finally I said forget this I'm going to sleep. The pressure was so bad it gave everyone headaches. Glad to say our place had no damage but the country club next door was riddled with roof damage. Weird.

If I was getting a new house built this would be the guys I’m calling. Man that house is super strong and it’s not even close to being done

I’ve watched this video 3 times. Great footage. You can build my house any day!!! TFS!

I will never forget that storm. Tried filming it at a Cook County Forest Preserve in Illinois. The wind knocked down my cameras, blew my French Fries all over the field and sogged up my McDonalds Quarter Pounder with cheese. But I got other storm videos under my belt. Subscribed.

Nice Job guys!! Be proud of your building skills! This should be an advertisement to show how well built your homes are! Wtg

Excellent coverage mates! Listening to this in stereo with a really good set of headphones was astounding. The roar was incredible! Glad your safe and doing well.

I can’t believe that white trailer was upright when the storm was over! Must have been something HEAVY in that thing. Glad your home was mostly ok.❤️🐝🤗

Impressed! We do concrete block in SW Florida and have very strict building codes. If I lived up in Iowa, I'd definitely be looking your company up.

A year ago already. I remember just watching trees fall down as the wave of wind came closer. Truly one of the most insane moments I’ve ever witnessed.

I can't believe your house survived with such little damage! Glad you're all safe!

Had one of these go through the Detroit area in 1981. I remember it well. Power was out for two weeks and it was amazing how so many miles of area were affected. The sidewalks and driveways were heaved up as massive old oak and maple trees were blown over and the roots ripped up as the trees cut houses into two. It was known as the great green storm. We watched in rolling in like a massive black wave falling over itself because the clouds were so dark, then after the storm finally passed the sunlight passing through the clouds caused only the green spectrum of light to pass for about three minutes.

GOD ENJOYED YOUR COMPANY!

Framed a damn good house! Proud of you boys! I am a framer as well

Well one thing is very true you guys build one kick ass house ! Not even finished and it can withstand hurricane force winds !

Crazy storm. Loved the 1/2 empty spray bottle never moved. Gonna use that as my warning device from now on LOL! You boys were lucky.

That was no transformer. Wow, can't believe no one knows how unnormal this is. And how is this straight LINE winds when they area changing and going all directions? Glad you all were safe!

Good job. You should feel proud of your standards, skill, and ability. Wow.

You folks did a good job. Often when a house has a way for the wind to get inside, big storms like this (tornadoes, derechos, hurricanes) just tear the building apart from the inside. Take a look at some of the stuff Tim Marshall has documented over the years (professional engineer, inspector retired from Haag down in TX). Yeah, this was one of the worst derechos in IA / IL in many years. I've seen many and this one was a real monster. Because of their size and the breadth of the damage, I'll take a tornado hands down by comparison (no, tornadoes don't last 15 min - good call). I work for one of the local cellular service companies and our data center not far from where you folks were at lost it's roof completely. We're still doing cleanup to buildings, towers, etc. Thanks for sharing this!

Love this video. My husband was also in a new construction home with his concrete team in marion during the derecho. You said everything we were all thinking..what kind of tornado is this...the wind keeps switching directions...what was that noise...ha! Gave me anxiety watching as we come up on the 1 year Anniversary of what we all know now as the derecho. Glad you're all safe, and thanks for the business plug lol you make strong houses!!! Liz, Cedar rapids

Agreed, it seemed to just go on and on, almost 45 minutes. It also seemed that there was no serious warning either by radio or sirens. We were in Marion and it was a total surprise.

Crazy how 15 minutes can change your life. Thanks for sharing

Good job on building that home.

Went to Coe College in Cedar Rapids a number of years ago. Still can't believe that Cedar Rapids went thru this kind of storm. With all the wild fires on the west coast, the increase in storm strength in hurricanes and typhoons and now Derechos, it seems unbelievable to me that people don't believe in climate change to some degree. Moved to Florida, and went thru a number of hurricanes, so I can remember the destruction. Never thought I would see the day where hurricane winds would become something we would witness in the middle of the country. Tornadoes and cyclones yes, but hurricane force winds for prolonged periods in the midwest, not in my lifetime.

I was so released then you said basement. Oh 😧 all the hard work I hope you guys are safe

I'm honestly surprised the roof didn't take off like a kite, considering how the wind was forcing it's way into that garage. It proves that house is structurally sound; good job on that build! I'm glad you lot were all unharmed. That Derecho was no joke

Yea that's pretty much what a hurricane is like only a hurricane can last for hours. Hurricane IKE had our house buzzing. Live halfway between Houston & Galveston. That lasted several hours. Highest recorded wind in our area was 142mph. I could be a few mph off. Either way glad yall are ok. Good documentation.

Horrific and scary. My family came from Cedar Rapids, but now the old folks have passed, and we've all scattered across the country. But I remember the lush ancient trees and the smell of oatmeal. Your musical presentation brought tears to my eyes.

I've just recently heard of Derechos and I've been obsessed with them ever since. I saw one turn daytime blacker than night. No exaggeration. Cut there were no stars or moon. It was pretty eerie. Glad everyone is safe. I feel bad for the trees tho.

I’m call you guys to build my next home!! That storm was incredible.

Side note: When you do tall garages like that make the posts to each side of the doors much beefier then use a plug-wall above the door opening in case you need to have a taller door later. A 4' tall plug above the main opening that you can remove (lag and strapping) can be very very useful.

You could make a really good advertising campaign out of this

The most impressive thing was how long it lasted.. normally those storms are moving at over 60-80mph

All I can say is WOW. And I wish I experienced more builders with your ethics

Thats one hell of a house you got there survived a cat one hurricane maybe a cat 2.

how long did it take to dry the house before continuing? mold isn't fun.

That's one solid house you folks built!

That must’ve felt like the end of the world! It seemed endless.

Excellent ad endorsement from Mother Nature herself...you couldn’t ask for more. 😂

I love the music to this video..

Amazing video. Thank you. Very apt title description - Land Hurricane !!! Seeing the radar was cringing !!! Glad your family and friend safe. Council Blfs.

An unfinished house which still had some large openings might come through strong winds better than a finished house. If moving air has space to go through without pressing against a solid wooden wall, it could do that instead of knocking the wall down completely.

YUP can you come build my house please? And that was some of the best phone videography i have ever seen!!!! Props to the camera man!

19:20 - "Skogman houses are going down" Are you suggesting that when it's time to build, we DON'T go with Skogman? ;) Note: In Fairfax the wind really only ever went in one direction - NW to SE. No wonder Marion was so bad if y'all got it from both directions.

This wasnt a tornado as that would have been so much worse as those are even more powerful then a Derecho ever could be too. U guys were pros just standing thier and waiting it out. And not panicking neither :) Good job on the house u built too as it withstood this monster storm :)

Had something like this go through Keokuk an Washington counties back in '98-'99ish. Fun while on the road. 😁

Dang! Y’all built one strong house! The other one under construction two doors down was destroyed! Yeah, a derecho is like an inland F1-F2 hurricane. That’s what it’s like on the east and gulf coasts. Glad to see y’all survived with no injuries and minimal damage.

Wow, This is more like a Hurricane!, Been through some bad one here in Gulf Coast Texas!, Great Video and glad y'all were OK!

Impressive that the incomplete house came out pretty unscathed O: Glad you were all safe :D I was in one of the areas hit by the derecho in Canada last month.. was nowhere near as bad as this O. O and compared to other areas hit, my particular area kind of just got tickled.. not even a single potted plant was disturbed (meanwhile trees were down on the other end). Certainly a mysterious phenomena.. (Oh fun part was that nobody in my house got an alert on the phone :) people in other areas got alert just minutes before it hit)

If I ever move to Iowa I'm calling you guys to build my home.

Looks like something was blown into the structural support of that house 2 doors down. I really feel for those men who have to take apart and re-do their work.

Wow, such unbelievable ferocity

You guys are either very curious, brave or nuts. Ut thanks for sharing your experience. Build right and it pays off.

What a shocker! Besides the wind, what else could have torn that house apart two doors down? (I'm asking because I'm can only listen to videos, as I'm totally blind. Thank you.

That's a miracle from the lord that the house you were standing in didn't cave in or the roof get tore off