EXPLAINER: Windstorm was likely a derecho. What is that?
A National Weather Service meteorologist says a long line of quick-moving thunderstorms across northern Texas and Oklahoma late Sunday likely qualified the event as a derecho
By The Associated Press
Published - Feb 27, 2023, 01:05 PM ET
Last Updated - Aug 06, 2024, 06:51 AM EDT
A long line of quick-moving thunderstorms that produced a swath of damaging wind gusts across northern Texas and Oklahoma late Sunday likely qualified the event as a derecho, although that’s not an official designation, said Nolan Meister, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
“Last night we had a prolific squall line come through,” Meister said, noting that a wind gust as high as 114 mph was recorded in Texas, with gusts between 70 and 90 mph in central Oklahoma.
Some information on derechos:
WHAT IS A DERECHO?
