According to the National Weather Service, the term comes from the Spanish word “derecho” to mean “direct” or “straight ahead" and was first used in 1888.
According to the National Weather Service, the term comes from the Spanish word “derecho” to mean “direct” or “straight ahead" and was first used in 1888.
According to the National Weather Service, the term comes from the Spanish word “derecho” to mean “direct” or “straight ahead" and was first used in 1888.
A National Weather Service meteorologist says a long line of quick-moving thunderstorms across northern Texas and Oklahoma late Sunday likely qualified the event as a derecho. A derecho is often described as an inland hurricane. The storm has no eye and its powerful winds come across in a line, potentially causing widespread damage. Ryan Maue is a private meteorologist in the Atlanta area and a former chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He says a derecho can develop from a series of separate storms, usually carrying hail and strong winds, that combine and build into a larger bowing complex. The term “bow” describes how the storm appears on radar.
According to the National Weather Service, the term comes from the Spanish word “derecho” to mean “direct” or “straight ahead" and was first used in 1888.