Strong storms in an area stretching from the Upper Plains to the Midwest have been preliminarily classified by the National ...

To be called a derecho, the thunderstorm-generated high winds and wind damage should cover a distance of at least 250 miles ...

Here’s what you need to know about this uncommon form of extreme weather.

A powerful line of thunderstorms known as a derecho tore across portions of the Northern Plains and Midwest Monday night into ...

One severe thunderstorm is capable of producing strong winds. But when they team up in summer, they can produce widespread ...

The National Weather Service has preliminarily classified overnight storms from the Upper Plains to the Midwest as a derecho.

A possible derecho – defined as a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm – swept across the Great Plains on May 12, bringing wind gusts of more than 90 mph in some areas.According to ...

Damaging and potentially destructive thunderstorms are set to roar through the northern Plains on Monday, fueled by intense July heat and humidity.

The last time a derecho hit eastern South Dakota, the sky above Sioux Falls turned green, prompting Reddit users to create images of everything from Cthulhu to the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man rampaging ...

The National Weather Service has preliminarily classified overnight storms from the Upper Plains to the Midwest as a derecho.

A fierce and long-lasting line of severe thunderstorms called a derecho is likely to tear across the Northern Plains on ...