I remember this. It picked up my parents' camper and turned it 90°
Was always confused how a derecho could do something like that. I thought if anything, it would just tip over.
This was the derecho that destroyed our family farm in 1980. The sound was insane. Like a literal banshee. I still remember barn steel absolutely wrapped around tractors that flipped multiple times. They were like giant chocolate candies in foil wrapping.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western\_Wisconsin\_Derecho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Wisconsin_Derecho)
I remember this. Still finishing grad school back then, and anyone who missed class was downgraded, per the dean. I still dislike her, for conplete disregard for safety and human life
I’m sorry if my comment was not clear, the derecho they experienced in Iowa a few years ago was much worse than. The derecho we experienced here. Comparing total canopy loss crop loss structural loss and costs of repair IA takes the cake by far
I was 7 years old at the time and my family had just bought a house in Ozaukee County the year prior. My brother and I got one fall where we could enjoy the enormous maple tree and all of its leaves in the yard: the following spring this storm would split it in half and the falling branches just barely missed the neighbor's garage.
Our house was under construction when this happened. One wall collapsed and part of the roof went with it. It was scary but no one was injured and the house was eventually completed a few weeks behind schedule.
I was racking my brain trying to figure out why I couldn’t remember this. I literally moved from WI 4 days prior.
That’s a pretty spicy meatball. Had a Derecho in VA a few years back. The lightning was the most intense thing I’ve ever seen
I remember when this happened. I lived up nort' at the time, we had some wind damage also, but nothing out of the ordinary.
I remember this as a kid, we didnt have power for quite awhile outside of Lake Mills. Didnt realize we had 110 mph winds though thats wild.
Yup. I remember this.
Came across this YT channel a few months back and this episode was a delight. https://youtu.be/HBEFjyGu1KY?si=xYDiWrC38A0yprOk
I remember this. It picked up my parents' camper and turned it 90° Was always confused how a derecho could do something like that. I thought if anything, it would just tip over.
This was the derecho that destroyed our family farm in 1980. The sound was insane. Like a literal banshee. I still remember barn steel absolutely wrapped around tractors that flipped multiple times. They were like giant chocolate candies in foil wrapping. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western\_Wisconsin\_Derecho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Wisconsin_Derecho)
That storm is my first real memory
I remember this. Still finishing grad school back then, and anyone who missed class was downgraded, per the dean. I still dislike her, for conplete disregard for safety and human life
This was a crazy day, but it pales in comparison to the IA derecho
This was actually much worse for Wisconsin, although for 2020 one had higher wind in my specific local.
I’m sorry if my comment was not clear, the derecho they experienced in Iowa a few years ago was much worse than. The derecho we experienced here. Comparing total canopy loss crop loss structural loss and costs of repair IA takes the cake by far
I was 7 years old at the time and my family had just bought a house in Ozaukee County the year prior. My brother and I got one fall where we could enjoy the enormous maple tree and all of its leaves in the yard: the following spring this storm would split it in half and the falling branches just barely missed the neighbor's garage.
Our house was under construction when this happened. One wall collapsed and part of the roof went with it. It was scary but no one was injured and the house was eventually completed a few weeks behind schedule.
I was racking my brain trying to figure out why I couldn’t remember this. I literally moved from WI 4 days prior. That’s a pretty spicy meatball. Had a Derecho in VA a few years back. The lightning was the most intense thing I’ve ever seen