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Event on July 26 was the third derecho in 4 weeks to impact west-central Ohio June 2012 North American derecho: June 29–30, 2012: aka "Ring of Fire Derecho", passed through nine states from Indiana to New Jersey, cutting power to millions [35] June 12–13, 2013 derecho series: June 12–13, 2013
The June 2012 Mid-Atlantic and Midwest derecho was one of the deadliest and most destructive fast-moving severe thunderstorm complexes in North American history. The progressive derecho tracked across a large section of the Midwestern United States and across the central Appalachians into the mid-Atlantic states on the afternoon and evening of ...
June 4, 1993, derecho; June 12–13, 2013, derecho series; June 2009 Southern Kentucky derecho; June 2012 North American derecho; June 2020 Pennsylvania–New Jersey derecho; June 2020 Rocky Mountains-Northern Plains derecho
A severe weather event may be classified as a derecho when the swath of wind damage extends more than 240 miles and includes wind gusts of at least 58 mph or greater throughout most of its length ...
Derecho comes from the Spanish adjective for "straight" (or "direct"), in contrast with a tornado which is a "twisted" wind. [5] The word was first used in the American Meteorological Journal in 1888 by Gustavus Detlef Hinrichs in a paper describing the phenomenon and based on a significant derecho event that crossed Iowa on 31 July 1877. [6]
The severe derecho affected the states of Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. The derecho caused high winds and spawned an outbreak of a couple tornadoes. The derecho also caused the state of Iowa to lose approximately 550,000 acres of corn harvest. The highest wind estimate from the derecho was about 140 mph in Cedar Rapids, Iowa ...
A derecho is a widespread thunderstorm complex, but its severity, distance and duration make this weather phenomenon stand out from the more typical spring and summer storms. The term "derecho" is ...
The June 2020 Rocky Mountains-Northern Plains derecho was a rare derecho that moved across at least 750 miles and affected eight US states on June 6, 2020. [1] [2] The derecho was notable for forming in a highly unusual location west of the Rocky Mountains and crossing the Continental Divide.