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To: Strategerist

I should remember this, but I don't.

What is a derecho?


30 posted on 07/19/2006 8:19:02 PM PDT by jeffers
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To: jeffers

Well, actually will have to check if it met the formal definition....

But essentially what went through St. Louis was a curved line of thunderstorms with extreme straight line winds. Even if there were any embedded tornadoes 99% of the damage will turn out to have been caused by straight line winds.

There's a curious inability of the public to accept that you can have serious wind damage from anything that isn't a tornado - Derechos, downbursts, etc.


35 posted on 07/19/2006 8:22:25 PM PDT by Strategerist
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