"The storm has no eye, and its powerful winds come across in a line. That can cause widespread overall damage and smaller pockets of severe damage.

To be classified as a derecho by the National Weather Service, the storms must have wind gusts of 57 mph or greater and wind damage from the storm must span at least 400 miles."

  • ickplant@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    Damn, that’s wild. I’m in CO, and apparently we’ve only ever had one. It’s too dry here and the mountains break them up.