DES MOINES, Iowa [KCCI] — Sunday (Dec. 15th) 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.