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Derecho. A derecho ( / ˈdɛrətʃoʊ /, 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 convective system. [ 2] Derechos cause hurricane-force winds, heavy rains, and flash floods.
2024 Houston derecho. From the evening of May 16, 2024, to midday May 17, 2024, a derecho struck the Gulf Coast of the United States from Southeast Texas to Florida, causing widespread damage, particularly in the city of Houston and surrounding metropolitan area. [ 7] At least seven people were killed by the storms, dubbed the Houston derecho ...
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]
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 derecho is a type of severe thunderstorm event, according to NWS. It’s a “widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms.”
The August 2020 Midwest derecho was a powerful derecho affecting 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 ]
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 29, 2012, and into the early morning of June 30, 2012. It resulted in a total of 22 deaths, millions of power outages across the entire affected region, and ...
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 ...