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The word is new to me: Derecho.
weather.com
To be called a derecho, the thunderstorm-generated high winds and wind damage should cover a distance of at least 250 miles long and produce at least a handful of 74+ mph wind gusts, according to a January 2025 proposal led by Brian Squitieri.
They are most numerous in late-spring and summer, particularly in the Great Plains and Midwest.
(MORE: Derechoes 101)
Sound super dangerous, like a plains hurricane with tornadoes thrown in for good measure.
Derecho Likely To Strike South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa On Monday | Weather.com
An intense cluster of storms could produce wind gusts over 75 mph and a few tornadoes.
weather.com
Defining A Derecho
A single severe thunderstorm may produce an area of damaging winds only a mile or two wide and perhaps a few miles long, but derechos can produce damage tens of miles wide and hundreds of miles long.To be called a derecho, the thunderstorm-generated high winds and wind damage should cover a distance of at least 250 miles long and produce at least a handful of 74+ mph wind gusts, according to a January 2025 proposal led by Brian Squitieri.
They are most numerous in late-spring and summer, particularly in the Great Plains and Midwest.
(MORE: Derechoes 101)
Sound super dangerous, like a plains hurricane with tornadoes thrown in for good measure.
