A derecho does not spin like a tornado, and it rarely makes headlines the way a hurricane does days in advance, but it can ...

A single thunderstorm complex tore across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois on August 10, 2020, producing straight-line winds between 100 and 130 mph that flattened grain fields, snapped power poles ...

Two weeks later, many communities in the Midwest are without power. An expert explains the science and human toll of a late-summer derecho.

With one round of thunderstorms causing power outages for thousands of MidAmerican Energy customers and more storms on the way, some Iowans may be worried about a derecho. The powerful storms can ...

FILE - HOUSTON, TEXAS - JULY 11: Fallen power lines are seen in the East End neighborhood of Houston, days after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, on Thursday, July 11, 2024 in Houston. (Raquel ...

An analysis of Houston’s high-rises shattered by the May 2024 derecho and later by Hurricane Beryl, which ripped through Southeast Texas less than two months later on July 8, found that the derecho ...

Edit - but yea, this would be a fun factoid for spacecityweather.com. But the readership there isn't the same as here; most readers there just want a quick 'matter-of-fact' glance at the weather for ...

Armstrong Williams takes on the news of the week and asks the questions you want answered. Don’t miss our weekly town hall! by Scott Sistek | KOMONews.com Meteorologist CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- New video ...