derecho
noun
de·re·cho
də-ˈrā-(ˌ)chō 
plural derechos
: a large fast-moving complex of thunderstorms with powerful straight-line winds that cause widespread destruction
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Frustration with CenterPoint was mounting during what was just the latest electricity crisis — in May, an intense storm known as a derecho also caused about 1 million power outages, some of which took six days to restore.
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Scott Dance, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The plant closed in 2020 after sustaining damage during a derecho, a fast, powerful thunderstorm.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Downed trees and strong winds toppled neighborhood power lines, and the May derecho even felled some massive transmission towers, warping them into twisted metal.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 12 July 2024
Although there already were efforts to grow shorter corn, the demand for innovations by private companies such as Bayer and academic scientists soared after an intense windstorm — called a derecho — plowed through the Midwest in August 2020.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024
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Scott Dance, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
The plant closed in 2020 after sustaining damage during a derecho, a fast, powerful thunderstorm.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Downed trees and strong winds toppled neighborhood power lines, and the May derecho even felled some massive transmission towers, warping them into twisted metal.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 12 July 2024
Although there already were efforts to grow shorter corn, the demand for innovations by private companies such as Bayer and academic scientists soared after an intense windstorm — called a derecho — plowed through the Midwest in August 2020.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024
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“Derecho.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/derecho. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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