Aug 11, 2020 03:29 PM
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What is a derecho?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshe...576ce33b8e
INTRO: As I write this piece, a significant derecho event is making its way across the midwestern part of the United States. It is creating a path of destruction. However, there were several posts on my social media feeds today asking “What is a derecho?” or “How could this much destruction be caused by a derecho? Here is a quick “101” on derechos... (MORE)
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Unusual ‘Derecho’ Storms Rip Through Midwest
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/us/de...ather.html
INTRO: Unusually powerful storms with winds exceeding 100 miles per hour ripped through parts of the Midwest on Monday, knocking out power for about one million customers, downing countless trees and utility poles and flipping cars as they crossed several states within several hours, officials said. “Everybody in town is without power except those with a generator,” said Mayor Joel Greer of Marshalltown, Iowa, which is about 50 miles northeast of Des Moines. Mr. Greer declared a state of emergency for his city, which is still recovering from a tornado that struck in 2018. “It hit us at a time when we were just getting back on our feet,” Mr. Greer said. The storms, known collectively as a derecho (pronounced deh-REY-cho), also flooded parts of Marshalltown, knocked down power lines and trees and caused gas leaks, Mr. Greer said... (MORE)
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshe...576ce33b8e
INTRO: As I write this piece, a significant derecho event is making its way across the midwestern part of the United States. It is creating a path of destruction. However, there were several posts on my social media feeds today asking “What is a derecho?” or “How could this much destruction be caused by a derecho? Here is a quick “101” on derechos... (MORE)
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Unusual ‘Derecho’ Storms Rip Through Midwest
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/10/us/de...ather.html
INTRO: Unusually powerful storms with winds exceeding 100 miles per hour ripped through parts of the Midwest on Monday, knocking out power for about one million customers, downing countless trees and utility poles and flipping cars as they crossed several states within several hours, officials said. “Everybody in town is without power except those with a generator,” said Mayor Joel Greer of Marshalltown, Iowa, which is about 50 miles northeast of Des Moines. Mr. Greer declared a state of emergency for his city, which is still recovering from a tornado that struck in 2018. “It hit us at a time when we were just getting back on our feet,” Mr. Greer said. The storms, known collectively as a derecho (pronounced deh-REY-cho), also flooded parts of Marshalltown, knocked down power lines and trees and caused gas leaks, Mr. Greer said... (MORE)