- Derecho storms can occur anytime but are most common in the summer months. They often affect large areas, sometimes spanning several states.
- A shelf cloud along the leading edge of a derecho in Minnesota. A derecho (/ˈdɛrətʃoʊ/, from Spanish: derecho [deˈɾetʃo], 'straight') is a widespread, long-lived...
- A derecho (pronounced deh-REY-cho) is a widespread long-lived wind storm that is associated with bands of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms.
- NASA night images show Houston power outage after derecho storms. 3 days ago. ... What Houston looked like from space before the derecho storm and after.
- A derecho (pronounced similar to "deh-REY-cho") is a widespread, long-lived wind storm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms.
- For a storm to be classified as a derecho it must have wind gusts of at least 93 km per hour; wind damage swath extending more than 400 km.
- Severe weather expected to sweep across the South Wednesday has meteorologists warning about the possibility of a rare storm called a derecho.
- UPDATE: The Storm Prediction Center changed its definition of a derecho in January 2022, increasing the required path of damage to more than 400 miles.
- A Derecho is a very long lived and damaging thunderstorm. A storm is classified as a derecho if wind damage swath extends more than 240 miles and has...
- Ten days after the storm 8,000 houses were without power still.) Short video of the storm. ... The weather office defined the storm as a "derecho".
