Derechos bring destructive winds that can topple trees and knock out power in widespread areas. Here's what you need to know.

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A derecho is an extremely powerful, fast-moving storm system often called a ‘land hurricane’ due to its hurricane-like winds, destructive force, and massive size. Unlike hurricanes, derechos form over ...

An analysis of Houston’s high-rises shattered by the May 2024 derecho and later by Hurricane Beryl, which ripped through Southeast Texas less than two months later on July 8, found that the ...

Hundreds of thousands of people had damage to their homes and businesses after a powerful derecho storm slammed Southeast Texas with hurricane-force winds in May 2024. The area was still reeling ...

On May 16, 2024, a powerful derecho swept through Houston, killing seven people and causing significant damage to several of the city's towering skyscrapers. Those buildings were constructed to ...

CLIMATEWIRE | Back-to-back disasters rocked Houston last year, when a powerful derecho struck the city in May, followed by Hurricane Beryl in July. Both events brought gale-force winds to the ...

A derecho windstorm on May 16, 2024, blew out windows at TotalEnergies Tower in downtown Houston. A recently published study employed miniature models of skyscrapers to find out why the May 2024 ...