Sunday was third anniversary of devastating December derecho

METV"> Today marks three years since the December derecho hit the Hawkeye state. The intense weather system created 63 tornadoes. That broke the record for most tornadoes in a single day here in Iowa. Five people across the Midwest were killed. The storm caused more than $1-billion-dollars in damag

Sunday marked three years since the December derecho hit the Hawkeye state. The intense weather system created 63 tornadoes. That broke the record for most tornadoes in a single day here in Iowa. Five people across the Midwest were killed. The storm caused more than $1 billion in damage. It was the first December derecho ever recorded in U.S. history.More December derecho coverage

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Sunday marked three years since the December derecho hit the Hawkeye state.

The intense weather system created 63 tornadoes. That broke the record for most tornadoes in a single day here in Iowa. Five people across the Midwest were killed.

The storm caused more than $1 billion in damage.

It was the first December derecho ever recorded in U.S. history.