Meteorologists are very passionate about what we do. Some of the most epic debates on social media take place in weather threads or groups. Recently, a derecho plowed through the Midwest causing ...

As I write this piece, a significant derecho event is making its way across the midwestern part of the United States. It is creating a path of destruction. However, there were several posts on my ...

The forecast is worrisome: The National Weather Service predicted late-afternoon thunderstorms would congeal into a derecho over eastern South Dakota by the evening of July 28. Then, the storm and ...

Midwesterners are becoming more familiar with derechos after two major storms hit the region in as many years. Scientists are grappling with how to define the storms, gather data and predict what the ...

Last week, thousands of residents received tornado warnings to take cover as a twister was headed their way. While that was true for Cypress and parts of Waller County, the Houston area actually ...

A derecho is a significant, potentially destructive weather event that is characterized as having widespread, long-lived, straight-line winds associated with a fast-moving group of severe ...

Some parts of Minnesota and South Dakota have issued a Derecho warning, where the Storm Prediction Center issued a Level 4 out of 5 risk. But what is a Derecho? A derecho is a widespread, long-lived ...

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 ...

A deadly derecho strikes central Kansas. Reporter A rare and destructive weather event—known as a derecho—is expected to pummel the northern Plains and Upper Midwest on Monday evening, bringing wind ...

Derechos are among weather's most destructive phenomena. Many derechos have winds that can top 100 mph, causing extensive damage. 70% of all derechos occur between the months of May-August. Sometimes ...