Derecho, not tornado, hits south of Rusk
The Cherokeean Herald, TX - Quinten Boyd
Though there were no confirmed tornados, the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Shreveport, La. said that a derecho (pronounced deh-REY-cho), or large thunderstorm complex, caused winds in excess of 70 miles per hour, causing damage to trees ...To be continued.
'Derecho' cause of widespread storm damage
Lufkin Daily News, TX - Jessica Cooley
A storm system called a "derecho," characterized by rapidly moving showers and thunderstorms carrying wind gusts up to 100 mph, passed through Lufkin early Sunday morning, according to an NWS report. On the radar loop derechos can be seen as a curved, ...To be continued.
Most power restored in state after storm
Montgomery Advertiser, AL
AP • May 5, 2009 BIRMINGHAM -- Service was restored to about 48000 Alabama Power Co. customers Monday after a not very common weather phenomenon, called a derecho, moved across the central part of the state. Michael Sznajderman, a spokesman for the ...To be continued.
Daily Briefing: Wed.
Mother Nature Network, GA
(Source: NY Times) A LA DERECHO: Violent storms have pummeled much of the American South in recent weeks — there have been more than 30 tornadoes reported since Friday, and a microburst flattened a Dallas Cowboys practice facility on Saturday. ...To be continued.
3 hurt in La. as more storms batter Southeast
The Associated Press
The National Weather Service in Birmingham said much of the damage was caused by a weather phenomenon called a derecho (duh-RAY'-choh), a widespread and long-lived straight line wind storm that sweeps over a large area at high speed. ...To be continued.
New bilingual publication targets sales scams
Bizjournals.com, NC
"My Right to Cancel," or "Mi Derecho de Cancelar," uses a fotonovela format with photos and text to tell the story of how one family is misled by a salesman when it purchases educational materials for its children. ...To be continued.
Police Log: BMW towed after paintball shooting
Tracy Press, CA
3:07 pm: A guy who damaged the walls of his girlfriend's mother's house on the 200 block of Derecho Way told police he'd pay to repair what he broke. 3:37 pm: A woman on the 800 block of Glacier Street reported that she sold an iPhone to a guy in ...To be continued.
Weather Service completes survey of storm damage
Shreveport Times, LA
And one person was injured when a large thunderstorm complex, called a derecho, brought a downburst with maximum winds of 100 mph to 110 mph through Grant, Natchitoches and Winn parishes from 8:10 and 8:30 am, according to the weather service. ...To be continued.
NM AG Launches New Consumer Publication
KAMR, TX
Entitled My Right to Cancel (or Mi Derecho de Cancelar in Spanish), the "fotonovela" format booklet tells a story with photos and text that describes how one family is misled by a door-to-door salesman in their purchase of educational materials for ...To be continued.
Latest Alabama News
MyFox Birmingham, AL
(AP) - The National Weather Service says a not very common weather phenomenon, called a derecho (duh-RAY'-choh), moved across central Alabama, causing damage and knocking out power in several counties from Mississippi to Georgia. ...To be continued.
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