Derecho - National Weather Service
https://www.weather.gov/lmk/derecho01.01.2022 · Although derechos are extremely rare west of the Great Plains, isolated derechos have occurred over interior portions of the western United States, especially during spring and early summer. Additional climatological information on United States derechos is available here. 70% of all derechos occur between the months of May-August (the warm ...
Derecho - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DerechoSimilar to serial derechos and progressive derechos, these types of derechos are associated with a deep low, but are relatively small in size. An example is the Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho that moved through the central Northern Plains and the Southern Great Lakes on 30–31 May 1998.
What Is a Derecho? | NOAA SciJinks – All About Weather
scijinks.gov › derechosJul 19, 2017 · Derechos (pronounced like “deh-REY-chos”) are fast-moving bands of thunderstorms with destructive winds. The winds of a derecho travel at least 58 miles per hour and have been recorded as fast as 130 miles per hour. That’s as fast as some tornados! But instead of spiraling like a tornado or hurricane, the winds of a derecho move in ...
Derecho - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DerechoDerechos in North America form predominantly from April to August, peaking in frequency from May into July. During this time of year, derechos are mostly found in the Midwestern United States and the U.S. Interior Highlands most commonly from Oklahoma and across the Ohio Valley. During mid-summer when a hot and muggy air masscovers the north-central U.S., they will often develop f…