WEST MICHIGAN (May 31, 2014) — For those of us that remember the date…May 31, 1998 marked a widespread severe weather wind event, especially along the immediate lakeshore. It was the Southern Great ...

The word invokes just as much trepidation as "hurricane" or "tornado" to those who know the power of a derecho, but what's behind this uncommon form of severe weather? A derecho is defined as a ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Friday marks one year since a rare derecho swept through southeast Texas, bringing winds upwards of 100 mph to the city of Houston. It was the first time in years that winds ...

This year marks 13-years since a powerful wind event, known as a derecho, moved through Alabama. The line of strong to severe ...

This post was originally published on June 8. This summer in Washington, we have enjoyed a derecho reprieve (so far!). However, there is another storm brewing: The basic, scientific criteria used to ...

A gigantic line of powerful thunderstorms could affect one in five Americans on Wednesday as it rumbles from Iowa to Maryland packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds.What is a derecho? | Maps: ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. An intense complex of storms tracked through ...

It has been 20 years since one of our most memorable weather events: the July 13th Derecho. Radar image of the July 13, 2024 derecho as it moved across Kentuckiana The National Weather Service in ...

WASHINGTON — Severe weather headed for central and Southeastern parts of the U.S. could cause a rare weather event called a derecho. The term for the widespread wind event derives from the Spanish ...

A destructive event called a derecho is developing in the northern Plains. FOX Weather said Tuesday that the cluster of thunderstorms – often described as an inland hurricane – will impact the area, ...

The weather event known as a derecho is a widespread summer storm capable of traveling thousands of miles with hurricane-force winds of up to 100 mph. A Spanish word, derecho (deh-ray’-cho) is the ...