I think it's defined as something like 300 mile path of damage and 60 mph plus straightline windIs this actually a derecho? I'm beginning to feel like they're just starting to call every wind storm a derecho.
We didn’t have cameras back in my day.
Is this actually a derecho? I'm beginning to feel like they're just starting to call every wind storm a derecho.
How do you think we are looking in CR / Marion?IMO it is a combination of several things.
1. We recently had the strongest one on record hit the state's second largest city.
2. I beleive they are becoming more common...but lets stay out of the cave.
3. Data is more widely available, recorded and tracked. These types of systems have always occurred but we didn't know about it for various reasons.
1 is a big one in my book. There was a similar threat last year during Airventure. It was well forecasted and severe storms did occur. They cancelled everything after 5PM and did the best they could to give tens of thousands of people time to prepare and find shelter. The grounds never really got severe weather but a tornado did hit not too far away.
I'm 66 years old and I don't remember anything like the CR derecho. And then we had a similar event last winter. I don't understand the exact conditions that trigger these. To me it just looks like a line of pretty intense thunderstorms out in S.D. Those we have multiple times per year.IMO it is a combination of several things.
1. We recently had the strongest one on record hit the state's second largest city.
2. I beleive they are becoming more common...but lets stay out of the cave.
3. Data is more widely available, recorded and tracked. These types of systems have always occurred but we didn't know about it for various reasons.
1 is a big one in my book. There was a similar threat last year during Airventure. It was well forecasted and severe storms did occur. They cancelled everything after 5PM and did the best they could to give tens of thousands of people time to prepare and find shelter. The grounds never really got severe weather but a tornado did hit not too far away.
ITS TOO ******* HOT!!
Also, bring is on Mother Nature.
Derechos are really pretty common. It looks like there are usually at least a couple in the Midwest/Great Plains every year. But I think the 2020 derecho (which was notably large) is just what brought the word into our vocabulary.Is this actually a derecho? I'm beginning to feel like they're just starting to call every wind storm a derecho.
Any eta on this over central Iowa? Is this a reliable source. I’m not seeing much from anyone else.
Derechos are really pretty common. It looks like there are usually at least a couple in the Midwest/Great Plains every year. But I think the 2020 derecho (which was notably large) is just what brought the word into our vocabulary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_derecho_events
How do you think we are looking in CR / Marion?
I saw that bad boy coming from the air traffic control tower in Cedar Rapids. The dust the derecho kicked up on the horizon looked really, really weird … I didn’t know what it was until later. Still remember seeing dented-in grain silos from that out west along Highway 30 near Marshalltown, I think.Anyone who lived in Vinton 10 or so years ago already knew the derecho.