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The derecho caused notably high wind speeds of up to 126 mph (203 km/h) recorded in Iowa, with post-damage assessments of up to 140 mph (230 km/h) in some places. The derecho also spawned an outbreak of weak tornadoes, and resulted in an estimated $11 billion of damage. In addition, certain areas reported torrential rain and large hail. [69]
Development of derechos Composite radar image of the June 2012 North American derecho (a progressive derecho) as it moved from Indiana to Virginia A typical multi-bow serial derecho A typical progressive derecho. Derecho comes from the Spanish adjective for "straight" (or "direct"), in contrast with a tornado which is a "twisted" wind. [5]
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]
On Aug. 10, 2020, an intense derecho produced a swath of high winds and leveled crops from eastern Nebraska to parts of Michigan and northern and central Indiana. The damage swath extended for ...
Nearly 75,000 electric customers were without power on Monday morning across Indiana and Illinois in the wake of the derecho, according to PowerOutage.us, and it may not be until later this week ...
Intense thunderstorms packing wind gusts over 100 mph blasted across the Midwest Monday afternoon into Monday night, snapping trees and damaging buildings during an extreme weather event known as ...
A map of the tornadoes and straight-line wind damage reports from April 2, 2024. Many areas of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia were put on flood watches prior to the event. [115] [116] In West Virginia, there were dozens of reports of straight-line wind damage along with the tornadoes.
The derecho caused widespread wind damage from Iowa to Indiana, according to a post on X from NOAA. @NOAA 's #GOES16 🛰️ caught the destructive #derecho that swept across the Midwest yesterday ...