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A shelf cloud along the leading edge of a derecho in Minnesota A damage caused by a derecho in Barga, Italy. A derecho (/ ˈ d ɛ r ə tʃ oʊ /, from Spanish: derecho [deˈɾetʃo], 'straight') [1] is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale ...
A derecho is a significant, potentially destructive weather event that is characterized as having widespread, long-lived, straight-line winds associated with a fast-moving group of severe ...
According to the National Weather Service, the term comes from the Spanish word “derechos” to mean “direct” or “straight ahead" and was first used in 1888 by a chemist and professor of ...
Here's what a derecho is and why it's different. Derechos are often referred to as inland hurricanes due to their ferocious wind and torrential rain. Here's what a derecho is and why it's different.
A derecho formed in Northeastern South Dakota near Roslyn and traveled through Central Minnesota into West Central Wisconsin, and Central Wisconsin into Southern Wisconsin. The Derecho traveled more than 350 miles (560 km) and produced winds up to 85 mph (137 km/h) with hail up to Half Dollar Size. [19] Southern U.S. March Derecho: March 9, 2006
Shelf cloud on the leading edge of a derecho as photographed in Minnesota A derecho ( from Spanish : " derecho " meaning "straight") [ 9 ] is a widespread and long-lived, violent convectively induced straight-line windstorm that is associated with a fast-moving band of severe thunderstorms usually taking the form of a bow echo.
But even where the storm complexes fail to officially become a derecho, they can still bring dangerous conditions and significant damage over a broad area. At least two such complexes last week ...
Derecho is Spanish for right; recto is Spanish for straight. Look it up or ask a native Hispanic speaker. Perhaps this section should be deleted. Jroughgarden 16:41, 13 July 2012 (UTC) The storm systems tend to be right-movers. Before I looked it up, I assumed that's why they were called derecho.