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elleng

(130,858 posts) Wed Jun 12, 2013, 06:50 PM Jun 2013

State-By-State Look at Iowa to Mid-Atlantic Storm

Massive thunderstorms began moving into the Midwest on Wednesday. Meteorologists warn that the line of storms could launch a weather event called a derecho, which is a straight-line wind storm spanning at least 240 miles. Here's a snapshot of what is happening, state by state:

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/06/12/us/ap-us-big-storm-states.html?hp

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State-By-State Look at Iowa to Mid-Atlantic Storm (Original Post) elleng Jun 2013 OP

shit Champion Jack Jun 2013 #1

Not another Dingo! justiceischeap Jun 2013 #2

Champion Jack

(5,378 posts)

1. shit

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Wed Jun 12, 2013, 07:08 PM

Jun 2013

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

2. Not another Dingo!

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Wed Jun 12, 2013, 07:10 PM

Jun 2013

Sorry, inside joke, I can never remember the name of the derecho and call it a dingo storm.
Anyhoo, the last time a derecho came through my area, we were without power for about a week.

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