Wild Wednesday Derecho Claims One Life, Three Homes, Thousands of Acres
Above: Just a few of the more than 9,000 acres of pasture and crop land that was burned in Wichita County as a result of the derecho that swept across the middle of the country Wednesday, December 15.
Storm Leaves Path of Ashes and Heartbreak in its Wake
The intense wind storm that swept through the middle of the country last Wednesday, leaving far-reaching destruction from the Rockies to the Great Lakes, was officially classified as a "serial derecho" by the National Weather Service.
A derecho is a longlived, widespread wind storm associated with a band of showers and thunderstorms. It is often …
