A NEW REPORT SHOWS THE AUGUST DERECHO IN IOWA IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE DISASTERS IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY. THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION REPORT SAYS THE STORM COST ...

A derecho is a significant, potentially destructive weather event that is characterized as having widespread, long-lived, straight-line winds associated with a fast-moving group of severe ...

Monday's deadly and destructive summertime storm that wreaked havoc on the Midwest is known as a "derecho" — but what exactly is this, and where did it get its name? A derecho is "a widespread, ...

The powerful storm system that roared across the Midwest earlier this week killed at least two people and also caused widespread damage to millions of acres of crops in Iowa, according to officials.

The wicked winds of a rare derecho roared hundreds of miles across the Midwest on Monday, flipping vehicles, killing at least one woman, and leaving over a million without power. The National Weather ...

Midwesterners are becoming more familiar with derechos after two major storms hit the region in as many years. Scientists are grappling with how to define the storms, gather data and predict what the ...

Some parts of Minnesota and South Dakota have issued a Derecho warning, where the Storm Prediction Center issued a Level 4 out of 5 risk. But what is a Derecho? A derecho is a widespread, long-lived ...

A Derecho With at Least One 99 Mph Gust Swept the Upper Plains and Midwest, the Weather Service Says Strong storms that brought hurricane-force winds to an area stretching from the Upper Plains to the ...