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Derecho: A look back to 5 years ago

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NWS All NOAA A late season winter storm will produce a combination of heavy snow and disruptive ice starting this evening in the Northern Plains and moving into the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes by tonight continuing through Thursday. Severe thunderstorms will likely produce severe wind gusts, large hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rainfall across the southern and central Plains today. Read More > Privacy Policy Baltimore/Washington Weather Forecast Office Derecho June 29, 2012 Chris Strong NWS Baltimore/Washington Warning Coordination Meteorologist The Midwest/Mid-Atlantic Derecho of late June of 2012 was an extraordinary event in our region's weather history. While squall lines of thunderstorms are common here, this line was an atmospheric bomb, releasing the tremendous amount of energy in the atmosphere on that record hot June day...and the fuse that triggered it was all the way back in Iowa. Du

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