The Weather Channel Derecho

The weather channel s dave malkoff is in iowa where a derecho monday hit many farmers hard.

The weather channel derecho. The term derecho duh ray choh was coined in 1888 according to ken pryor a research meteorologist at the center for satellite applications and research at the national oceanic and atmospheric. The weather company s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news the environment and the importance of science to our lives. At a glance three deaths in iowa were blamed on the derecho that swept the midwest. A derecho is a widespread wind damage event caused by severe thunderstorms.

Meteorologist domenica davis explains what a derecho is. A derecho that tore through midwest monday does a number on iowa s corn crops and that could affect fall harvest. Derechos are often referred to as inland hurricanes due to the hurricanelike conditions in terms of ferocious wind and torrential rain which are spawned by this weather phenomenon. Mysterious orbs flying over kansas city stump officials even the national weather service news derecho tears through midwest causing damage for more than 1 000 miles and killing at least 3.

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