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Apr 7, 2024 · DENVER — Strong winds Saturday and overnight toppled trees leading to damaged homes and power outages across the Denver metro area. Winds over 90 mph were recorded in multiple spots along the Front Range, according to the National Weather Service.
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Dec 15, 2021 · Weather Colorado. Latest updates: Thousands without power after Wednesday windstorm. The storm with strong winds brought snow to the high country and caused damage and power outages across...
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Jul 27, 2023 · Strong storms in Metro Detroit took down limbs and trees and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people. Thunderstorms Wednesday brought heavy winds that left destruction across...
- What Is A Derecho?
- Walls of Wind
- A Derecho Speeds Across The Landscape
- Damage Comparable to A Hurricane
Thunderstorms are common across North America, especially in warm weather months. About 10% of them become severe, meaning they produce hail 1 inch (2.5 cm) or greater in diameter, winds gusting in excess of 50 knots (57.5 miles per hour [over 90 kph]), or a tornado. The U.S. recently has experienced two rarer events: organized lines of thunderstor...
Scientists have long recognized that organized lines of thunderstorms can produce widespread damaging winds. Gustav Hinrichs, a professor at the University of Iowa, analyzed severe winds in the 1870s and 1880s and identified that many destructive storms were produced by straight-line winds rather than by tornadoes, in which winds rotate. Because th...
The term “derecho” vaulted into public awareness in June 2012, when one of the most destructive derechos in U.S. history formed in the Midwest and traveled some 700 miles (1,100 km) in 12 hours, eventually making a direct impact on the Washington, D.C., area. This event killed 22 people and caused millions of power outages. Only a few recorded dere...
Derechos are challenging to predict. On days when derechos form, it is often uncertain whether any storms will form at all. But if they do, the chance exists for explosive development of intense winds. Forecasters did not anticipate the historic June 2012 derecho until it was already underway. For the western derecho on June 6, 2020, outlooks showe...
Jan 14, 2021 · Strong winds topple trees in the metro area with widespread gusts up to 65 mph. Power outages affect 1,200 customers. South Metro Fire Rescue. A tree fell into a house in the 7200 block...
Jun 19, 2023 · Top Headlines. Severe storms, strong winds cause widespread damage across Oklahoma. Thousands of Oklahomans without power as storms pass through metro. Damage reported in Harper, Ellis counties after severe storms move through. Body recovered from Cimarron River amid search for missing person.
Apr 7, 2024 · KMGH - Denver Scripps. Sun, April 7, 2024, 9:18 AM PDT. Strong winds Saturday and overnight toppled trees leading to damaged homes and power outages across the Denver metro area. View...
