What is a derecho? Here's a meteorological explanation and other interesting facts
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A deadly and destructive summertime storm that wreaked havoc on the Midwest is known as a "derecho," but what exactly is it and where did it get its name?
Although a derecho can produce destruction similar to that of tornadoes, "the damage typically is directed" in one way "along a relatively straight swath," the service also said. Peter Burke is a lifestyle editor with Fox News Digital.
"Straight-line wind damage" is sometimes used to describe derecho destruction.
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