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Derecho barrels through northern Plains, Midwest injuring at least 4
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA line of powerful thunderstorms, dubbed a derecho by the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), barreled...
Nearly 75,000 still without power following Midwest derecho on Thursday
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAn intense line of destructive thunderstorms known as a derecho wreaked havoc across the central...
Today marks 2 years since devastating Aug. 10 derecho slammed Iowa
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe straight-line wind storm, which produced severe wind damage across portions of eight Midwestern...
Severe weather charging across North Central states toward Midwest
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAccuWeather forecasters say summer heat will continue to set the stage for damaging thunderstorms...
How South Dakota's inability to track soil erosion is putting farmers at risk
Argus Leader via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: This story is part of "100 Eyes on South Dakota," an investigative initiative driven...
The term 'derecho' disappeared for nearly a century. They strike eastern SD every other year
The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 20—SIOUX FALLS — Last Thursday's derecho quite literally swept across eastern South Dakota, bringing straight-line winds of over 100 mph that damaged everything from trees and outbuildings ...
Dangerous storms to slam central US to mid-Atlantic over July Fourth holiday weekend
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 11 months agoSevere weather will continue to cause disruptions and threaten lives and property across portions of...
Multiple thunderstorm complexes to tear across north-central US
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe threat of damaging thunderstorms will remain in the forecast for the northern tier of the United...
Tornadoes touching down in new areas; season is starting sooner and lasting longer, experts say
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJohn Sergeant, chief of Emergency Medical Services at the Naperville Fire Department, was 12 years old when he first saw what a tornado could do. At the time, Sergeant had gone to help family ...
Six decades of aiding industry, preparing students, inventing solutions
Ames Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPlans to electrify everything make for exciting days at the Electric Power Research Center as it...