What is a Derecho? - Weather News US - 30 Tornadoes & Straight Line Wind Event

[bodzoyfa]

What a cool, and informative post! Thanks very much for sharing!

I think we will be exposed to all kinds of extreme weather phenomena in these coming months!

Auntie Em, Todo!!!

[Dantheman62]

Originally Posted by bodzoyfa

What a cool, and informative post! Thanks very much for sharing!

I think we will be exposed to all kinds of extreme weather phenomena in these coming months!

Auntie Em, Todo!!!

[judykott]

Very interesting , I had never heard of that phenomenon before. Thanks for posting.

[Humble Janitor]

Never heard of it.

Sounds frightening and I already hate thunderstorms enough.

[peaceandlove]

With all the interest in this thread I decided to search for more photos or videos of a derecho and ran into the original (longer) video clip of the Oklahoma Derecho as featured in the ABC News Video in post #1. It was in one of the links I already posted, although I hadn't searched them all fully yet.


MAY 27-28, 2001 DERECHO
"The People Chaser Derecho"

Paul Knightley, a meteorologist from England, was viewing the derecho event as it was approaching near Shattuck, Oklahoma. To see Paul's time-lapse video clip of the approaching derecho click here: Video http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDere...1/oklagust.wmv AWESOME!!

Source: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDere...282001page.htm



You know, I wonder where the deer go? How do they hide from an event like this they can't outrun or go around.
My dog hates thunderstorms. She always tries to dig a hole in the floor to hide. (No major damage so far.)
Maybe that's what deer do, dig a hole. Might be kind of tough though, without any claws...perhaps I should have said 'Hoof a Hole'.

Anyway, she calms down and likes it when I spread out a sheet and hang it over her (hanging close overhead), like between the chest of drawers and the bed (I just tuck one section into one of the drawers as wide as possible and then flop the sheet over to the mattress and place something over the sheet to keep it in place or tuck it between the top and bottom mattress), or in the kitchen between a cupboard and the table, similar to a cave.

What people will do for love!

[TruthWillSetUFree]

Just saw this post and heard about one just hitting down south of our state

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGJmO...eature=related

crazy weather this year


Love & Light to all