Derecho
Widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm
Summary
A derecho is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving complex of severe thunderstorms referred to as a mesoscale convective system.
Originally created by BigT27
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