Regional radar animation of storm complex going from the Midwest through the mid-Atlantic, courtesy of Storm Prediction Center.

Ohio Valley Derecho: 10 Years Later

A summary of the destructive June 29-30, 2012 derecho that impacted the Midwest.

NWS Wilmington, OH

Conceptual model of line of thunderstorms that can create a derecho.
Chart shows typical frequency of derechos, broken down by months.

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Facts About Derechos - Very Damaging Windstorms. (2022, January). Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved June 6, 2022, from https://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts.htm

“The Historic Derecho of June 29, 2012 - National Weather Service.” The Historic Derecho of June 29, 2012, National Weather Service, Department of Commerce, Jan. 2013, https://www.weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/derecho12.pdf.

This StoryMap was assembled and prepared by the National Weather Service in Wilmington, OH, with content gathered from federal, state, and local agencies.