[dainbramaged]

I thought I was a wordsmith until derecho showed up:
A derecho is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale convective system and potentially rivaling hurricanic and tornadic forces. Derechos can cause hurricane-force winds, tornadoes, heavy rains, and flash floods.

[metmom]

That’s about it.

People think it has to be a tornado that causes that kind of damage, but straight line winds can do that and more, as a derecho is a larger event.

[Roman_War_Criminal]

Anybody who has studied weather patterns should know what a derecho is.

Welcome to the party!

[FreedomPoster]

We had one that hit Atlanta pretty good about 6 years ago. Took out power in my neighborhood, dropped trees such that the major entrances/exits to my neighborhood were all blocked, you had to know the back ways out to exit.