Severe Weather

Derechos Are a Major Danger With Destructive Winds. Here's What to Know About Them.

At a Glance

Derechos are widespread damaging wind events.
They are most common in late spring and summer.
Parts of the Great Plains, Midwest and South experience derechos most often.

Derechos are large clusters of thunderstorms that most commonly form in late spring and summer and cause widespread destruction to trees, power lines and sometimes structures.

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