SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It was a deadly storm and an expensive storm. One year ago, temperatures climbed to the mid 90s creating the energy for a line of severe thunderstorms that combined for a ...
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Tuesday, June 13, marks the one year anniversary of a derecho slamming parts of Fort Wayne and the surrounding area. The Fort Wayne International Airport recorded a ...
BRAINERD — The power could be out for days for some area residents as utility crews work to clear downed trees and debris or replace lines and poles damaged during severe weather Thursday night, May ...
SALEM, S.D. — On May 12, 2022, many farmers across eastern South Dakota saw significant damage to their operations as a widespread wind storm, known as a derecho, tore across the state. At Drew ...
Reporter Mikkel Pates describes how the May 12, 2022, derecho wind storm hit close to home. He helped his brother, who farms near Volga, South Dakota, clean up building damage. Mikkel, Mark, Phyllis ...
2012 derecho - Looking back (Copyright 2022 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.) ROANOKE, Va. – Derecho: It’s a word that many in Southwest and Central Virginia may ...
First, what’s a derecho? Taken straight from Your Local Weather Authority’s weather glossary: Derecho: A widespread storm that produces damaging straight-line winds. Damage must occur consistently, or ...
The term derecho (duh-RAY'-choh) was coined in 1888, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The word is Spanish for "direct" or "straight." The term was used for a short ...
A confirmed derecho worked its way Tuesday through eastern South Dakota, but the damage caused was minimal compared to the May 12 derecho, according to county officials. A line of severe storms ...