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NOAA satellite imagery of the derecho passing over the Midwest. An intense derecho affected much of the Midwestern United States on August 10–11, 2020, primarily eastern Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. It caused high winds and spawned an outbreak of weak tornadoes. Some areas reported torrential rain and large hail. [2] [7] [1]
Numerous embedded circulations within this rapidly-progressing derecho produced dozens of tornadoes, including 33 that were rated EF2. The culmination of non-thunderstorm, thunderstorm, and tornadic winds caused widespread damage to structures, trees, power lines, and vehicles across the Plains and Midwest.
Another possible derecho caused the worst power outages in the Cincinnati metropolitan area since the June 29, 2012, event. The derecho produced four tornadoes in Ohio and one tornado in Illinois. [80] [81] July 2022 Midwest derecho: July 5, 2022: The storms went through the upper Midwest, causing widespread wind damage across the region.
The wind, hail and tornado reports across the regions aligned with the predictions, with the worst damage reports occurring in and around the "high risk" area AccuWeather had outlined in the Midwest.
Iowans likely remember a derecho that ripped through the Midwest on Aug. 10, 2020, causing $11 billion in damage — the most expensive thunderstorm in history. A large area from central Iowa to ...
EF2 tornado damage to a home south of Gary, South Dakota. The derecho affected portions of northeastern Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, southeastern North Dakota, and South Dakota. Its strong winds lofted and accumulated a thick cloud of dust, resulting in a haboob that accompanied the derecho. [8]
Multiple tornadoes and thunderstorms that struck the Great Plains and upper Midwest on Dec. 15 were the result of a rare event called a derecho, according to the National Weather Service’s Storm ...
Comparisons have been drawn between this and the August 2020 Midwest derecho, which affected many of the same areas. [18] Starting on the afternoon of July 15 and extending through the 16, fourteen tornadoes were confirmed across New York state and New Hampshire. The strongest of these was a high-end EF2 tornado in Rome, New York, on July 16. [5]