30
2012
Overview Of Destructive Storms That Tracked From Indiana To Washington DC.
An article by Adrian Howard
Post By: Adrian Howard
Overview Of Destructive Storms:
Yesterday was a very rocky afternoon for Indiana, Ohio, northern Kentucky, west Virginia, Virginia, northern North Carolina, The District Of Columbia, Maryland Delaware and extreme southern Pennsylvania, as a destructive derecho complex of storms moved through these areas. As storms developed into Indiana, they rapidly intensified into a complex of storms, which when environmental conditions were favorable, developed into a destructive MCC-Mesoscale Covective Complex or derecho straight-line wind event. When these events evolve, usually there is widespread damage and destruction from damaging to destructive winds. Hundreds of miles of territory were covered by this destructive wind event, as numerous trees and powerlines are down across these entire states.
Washington DC Storm Damage Picture Courtesy Of www.wusa9.com
Yesterday, warning signs of an impending damaging to destructive wind event potentially moving into Washington DC, Richmond Virginia and Maryland and Delaware was in the making, and we here at Firsthand Weather tried to alert people of the impending destructive wind event. Shortly after 10:00 p.m., storms reintensified as the moved closer to the Washington DC, Richmond Virginia and Maryland area. Destructive winds speeds in excess of 80 m.p.h., including quarter size hail were reported with those dangerous line of storms.
Washington DC Storm Damage Picture Courtesy Of www.wusa9.com
Over 800,000 people were without power in the Washington DC Metro and trees and powerlines were snapped from severe and intense wind speeds in excess of 70 to 80 m.p.h. from severe storms also producing frequent cloud to ground lightning. These derecho events are usually a rare event, but it sure did happen yesterday. Because of this destructive wind event, there were over 800 reports of damaging to destructive winds from this derecho line of severe storms! Now that is just incredible indeed! Here is a map from the National Weather Service, showing the reports of wind damage from yesterday:
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