0 a storm that moves fast, usually in a straight line, and that brings strong winds that can cause damage across a wide area of land:
Derechos are thunderstorms punctuated by long-duration, damaging winds that hit a wide area.
Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee recorded a 69 mph wind gust around 10:30 p. m. Monday as a storm system called a "derecho" swept across the state.
What made Monday night's storm unusual is that the derecho was followed by a mesoscale convective complex, a swath of thunderstorms that covers an area the size of Iowa.
It's been five years since the infamous June 29, 2012, derecho cut a massive trail of destruction through the heart of Washington.
This was also used to define the actual (de hecho) and legal (de derecho) populations when the census was taken.
For his own initiation in 1967, he was charged 700 pesos in fees (derecho) by the initiates who conducted the ceremony.
There were many warnings issued during the derecho including tornado warnings.
Over 200,000 people lost power in the derecho.
There was also a tremendous amount of lightning associated with this derecho, with around 6000 lightning strikes per hour.
