As an EF4 tornado tore through Greenfield in May 2024, Stacie Eshelman said it took just one minute to upend her life — and nearly two years later, she still is rebuilding, facing mounting insurance costs and lingering trauma each time storm sirens sound.
Farmer and small business owner Ellen Walsh-Rosmann, left, of Harlan speaks during a roundtable in Des Moines on Thursday, April 9, 2026, about the financial strain of rising insurance costs.
Farmers, business owners and community leaders participate in a roundtable in Des Moines on Thursday, April 9, 2026, on rising insurance costs and the impact of extreme weather across Iowa.
State Rep. Josh Turek of Council Bluffs, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during a roundtable in Des Moines on Thursday, April 9, 2026, about rising insurance costs tied to extreme weather and climate change.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island (right) listens as Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek speaks during a roundtable in Des Moines on Thursday, April 9, 2026, as farmers, business owners and homeowners discuss rising insurance costs tied to climate change.
Jodi Philipp stands near a collapsed barn on her property, 2-Jo's Farm, that she owns with her husband John in rural Van Horne, on Friday, May 7, 2022. The house and many of the buildings on the property were severely damaged in the 2020 derecho.
Jodi Philipp stands near a collapsed barn on her property, 2-Jo's Farm, that she owns with her husband John in rural Van Horne, on Friday, May 7, 2022. The house and many of the buildings on the property were severely damaged in the 2020 derecho.
Farmer and small business owner Ellen Walsh-Rosmann, left, of Harlan speaks during a roundtable in Des Moines on Thursday, April 9, 2026, about the financial strain of rising insurance costs.
Farmers, business owners and community leaders participate in a roundtable in Des Moines on Thursday, April 9, 2026, on rising insurance costs and the impact of extreme weather across Iowa.
State Rep. Josh Turek of Council Bluffs, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, speaks during a roundtable in Des Moines on Thursday, April 9, 2026, about rising insurance costs tied to extreme weather and climate change.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island (right) listens as Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek speaks during a roundtable in Des Moines on Thursday, April 9, 2026, as farmers, business owners and homeowners discuss rising insurance costs tied to climate change.
