Violent derecho with 90-mph winds carved a 500-mile path of damage across the Midwest
Another day of extreme weather is brewing in the United States Wednesday after violent storms roared through more than a dozen states on Tuesday and turned deadly, bringing hurricane-strength wind gusts, massive hail and tornadoes.
A derecho — a long-track storm with destructive winds — tore across the Midwest with wind gusts as high as 90 mph that ripped trees out of the rain-soaked soil and roofs off of several buildings. Some cities sustained notable damage, including the Pittsburgh area, where two people died.
Additional rounds of thunderstorms will slam the Plains throughout Wednesday and continue to ramp up an already serious flood threat.
Thunderstorms ongoing Wednesday morning in Texas and Oklahoma prompted severe thunderstorm warnings and more than 300 miles of continuous flash flood warnings from southeast of Lubbock, Texas, to southeast of Oklahoma City.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/violent-derecho-90-mph-winds-121018173.html
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