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Violent storms blast Upper Midwest with hurricane-force winds, dust
CAPITAL WEATHER GANG
Violent storms blast Upper Midwest with hurricane-force winds, dust
The “derecho” unleashed destructive 100-plus mph gusts and stirred up a towering cloud of dust
By Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow
Yesterday at 9:44 p.m. EDT | Updated today at 11:50 a.m. EDT
Violent thunderstorm complex or derecho stirred up wall of dust in Sioux Falls, S.D., Thursday night. (@NancyAllard17)
WATERTOWN, S.D. — A violent complex of storms roared through the Upper Midwest on Thursday evening, unleashing destructive wind gusts over 100 mph while stirring up a towering wall of dust.
The National Weather Service received more than 350 reports of damaging winds from Kansas to Wisconsin — but the most severe damage focused in a corridor from eastern Nebraska into southwest Minnesota, including eastern South Dakota and northwest Iowa. Significant structural damage was reported in this zone and about 70,000 people were without power Thursday evening.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported one person was killed after a grain bin fell on a car in Kandiyohi County, Minn., which is about 85 miles west of the Twin Cities.
The dust cloud swept up by the storm produced scenes reminiscent of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Technically called a “haboob,” it swallowed entire communities as the storm complex, racing northeast at breakneck speeds of 65 to 85 mph, turned day into night.
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Dusty and stormy scenes
South Dakota
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Samenow reported from Washington.
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By Matthew Cappucci
Matthew Cappucci is a meteorologist for Capital Weather Gang. He earned a B.A. in atmospheric sciences from Harvard University in 2019, and has contributed to The Washington Post since he was 18. He is an avid storm chaser and adventurer, and covers all types of weather, climate science, and astronomy. Twitter https://twitter.com/MatthewCappucci
By Jason Samenow
Jason Samenow is The Washington Post’s weather editor and Capital Weather Gang's chief meteorologist. He earned a master's degree in atmospheric science and spent 10 years as a climate change science analyst for the U.S. government. He holds the Digital Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association. Twitter https://twitter.com/capitalweather
Violent storms blast Upper Midwest with hurricane-force winds, dust
The “derecho” unleashed destructive 100-plus mph gusts and stirred up a towering cloud of dust
By Matthew Cappucci and Jason Samenow
Yesterday at 9:44 p.m. EDT | Updated today at 11:50 a.m. EDT
Violent thunderstorm complex or derecho stirred up wall of dust in Sioux Falls, S.D., Thursday night. (@NancyAllard17)
WATERTOWN, S.D. — A violent complex of storms roared through the Upper Midwest on Thursday evening, unleashing destructive wind gusts over 100 mph while stirring up a towering wall of dust.
The National Weather Service received more than 350 reports of damaging winds from Kansas to Wisconsin — but the most severe damage focused in a corridor from eastern Nebraska into southwest Minnesota, including eastern South Dakota and northwest Iowa. Significant structural damage was reported in this zone and about 70,000 people were without power Thursday evening.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported one person was killed after a grain bin fell on a car in Kandiyohi County, Minn., which is about 85 miles west of the Twin Cities.
The dust cloud swept up by the storm produced scenes reminiscent of the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Technically called a “haboob,” it swallowed entire communities as the storm complex, racing northeast at breakneck speeds of 65 to 85 mph, turned day into night.
Link to tweet
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Dusty and stormy scenes
South Dakota
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Samenow reported from Washington.
Gift Article
https://wapo.st/3laS3Ie
By Matthew Cappucci
Matthew Cappucci is a meteorologist for Capital Weather Gang. He earned a B.A. in atmospheric sciences from Harvard University in 2019, and has contributed to The Washington Post since he was 18. He is an avid storm chaser and adventurer, and covers all types of weather, climate science, and astronomy. Twitter https://twitter.com/MatthewCappucci
By Jason Samenow
Jason Samenow is The Washington Post’s weather editor and Capital Weather Gang's chief meteorologist. He earned a master's degree in atmospheric science and spent 10 years as a climate change science analyst for the U.S. government. He holds the Digital Seal of Approval from the National Weather Association. Twitter https://twitter.com/capitalweather
