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Robert
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Jul 22, 2020 10:55PM

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I had not heard of a derecho previously.
"A powerful series of thunderstorms roared across the Midwest on Monday, downing trees, damaging structures and knocking out power to more than a million people.
The storms, which produced winds of more than 100 miles per hour, formed a phenomenon known as a derecho, a long-lasting, far-spreading windstorm caused by a series of thunderstorms, according to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC).
"This is our version of a hurricane," Northern Illinois University meteorology professor Victor Gensini told The Associated Press."
"A powerful series of thunderstorms roared across the Midwest on Monday, downing trees, damaging structures and knocking out power to more than a million people.
The storms, which produced winds of more than 100 miles per hour, formed a phenomenon known as a derecho, a long-lasting, far-spreading windstorm caused by a series of thunderstorms, according to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC).
"This is our version of a hurricane," Northern Illinois University meteorology professor Victor Gensini told The Associated Press."

Looking at Ireland's worst storm, the Night of the Big Wind. And why this Late Little Ice Age storm was driven by the North Atlantic. Which means yes, there'll be more.
We've just had Storm Ellen which was fed by a Hurricane. The south and west, on the Atlantic got hit particularly hard.
Storm Ellen:
We've just had Storm Ellen which was fed by a Hurricane. The south and west, on the Atlantic got hit particularly hard.
Storm Ellen: