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An intense derecho -- a rapidly-moving thunderstorm complex that produces widespread wind damage -- cut power to nearly 1 million households and caused 11 deaths in the Canadian provinces of ...
The National Weather Service confirmed at least 21 tornadoes impacted four states in the central US on December 15, during an unprecedented storm that brought weather warnings to some 100 million ...
The May 2022 Canadian derecho was a high-impact derecho [5] event that affected the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, Canada's most densely populated region, on May 21, 2022.. Described by meteorologists as a historic derecho and one of the most impactful thunderstorms in Canadian history, [6] [7] winds up to 190 km/h (120 mph) as well as around four tornadoes caused widespread and extensive ...
At least seven people were killed by the storms, dubbed the Houston derecho by the National Weather Service, [7] which brought winds up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) along with four tornadoes. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
An early report from climatologist David Robinson inferred that the storm had traveled 350 miles (560 km) in 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours, which would have given it an average speed of 65 mph (105 km/h). [10] Derecho storms are also known for the characteristic bow-like shape of their radar profile [11] The SPC confirmed on the afternoon of June 3 that ...
A derecho is a long-lived complex of thunderstorms that produces widespread wind gusts over 58 mph over an area at least 400 miles long. The Midwest is one of the areas of the United States where ...
A video showed a brief tornado crossing I-29 but no damage was found. [35] EF1 E of Charlesville: Grant: MN: 00:07–00:10 2.94 mi (4.73 km) 50 yd (46 m) Several tree limbs were broken, two wooden power poles were cracked, and two others were left leaning. [36] EF1
As the derecho tracked from Missouri to West Virginia early on April 2, another widespread outbreak of severe weather and tornadoes was expected to occur across the broader Ohio River Valley region. On April 1, the SPC issued a Moderate risk across much of Ohio and adjacent portions of surrounding states, that outlook was valid for April 2.