SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It was a deadly storm and an expensive storm. One year ago, temperatures climbed to the mid 90s creating the energy for a line of severe thunderstorms that combined for a ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Tuesday, June 13, marks the one year anniversary of a derecho slamming parts of Fort Wayne and the surrounding area. The Fort Wayne International Airport recorded a ...

BRAINERD — The power could be out for days for some area residents as utility crews work to clear downed trees and debris or replace lines and poles damaged during severe weather Thursday night, May ...

Reporter Mikkel Pates describes how the May 12, 2022, derecho wind storm hit close to home. He helped his brother, who farms near Volga, South Dakota, clean up building damage. Mikkel, Mark, Phyllis ...

First, what’s a derecho? Taken straight from Your Local Weather Authority’s weather glossary: Derecho: A widespread storm that produces damaging straight-line winds. Damage must occur consistently, or ...

The term derecho (duh-RAY'-choh) was coined in 1888, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The word is Spanish for "direct" or "straight." The term was used for a short ...

A confirmed derecho worked its way Tuesday through eastern South Dakota, but the damage caused was minimal compared to the May 12 derecho, according to county officials. A line of severe storms ...

Derechos are among weather's most destructive phenomena. Many derechos have winds that can top 100 mph, causing extensive damage. 70% of all derechos occur between the months of May-August. Sometimes ...

Today marks two years since a derecho wreaked havoc across multiple Midwest states, causing power outages, demolishing structures and corn fields, and leaving at least four people dead. The ...

Weather officials confirmed a derecho struck Iowa on Tuesday — the fourth one in the state in less than two years. The straight-line windstorm — along with hail reported in some areas — cut through ...