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Derecho turns sky green, sweeps through 5 states with 90 mph winds
CAPITAL WEATHER GANG
Derecho turns sky green, sweeps through 5 states with 90 mph winds
Hardest hit were Iowa and South Dakota, where winds reached hurricane force
By Matthew Cappucci
Updated July 6, 2022 at 12:07 p.m. EDT | Published July 6, 2022 at 11:53 a.m. EDT
The Midwest and the Plains states don’t get hurricanes. They get derechos — sprawling thunderstorm complexes that can travel hundreds of miles and cover multiple states with the impact of a 100-mile-wide tornado. Parts of South Dakota and Iowa, as well as Nebraska, Minnesota and Illinois, faced a derecho on Tuesday. It even turned the skies green in some areas.
Winds gusted as high as 96 mph in Huron, S.D., the same location that faced 90 mph wind gusts during an equally severe derecho back on May 12. Tuesday’s derecho also brought a gust to 91 mph in Agar, S.D., and 99 mph in Miner, S.D. In Dewey County, S.D., softball-sized hail accompanied winds gusting to 84 mph; the National Weather Service received reports of broken windows, and a machine shed and grain bins destroyed.
The Weather Service received scores of damage reports from South Dakota to Illinois from the violent complex of storms. The winds knocked down power lines and trees, some falling onto homes and vehicles. Tens of thousands of utility customers lost power.
Ahead of the derecho, thousands witnessed skies turn an ominous shade of neon green, the heavens appearing borderline phosphorescent. While green skies are sometimes byproducts of thunderstorms, few meteorologists could remember having seen skies reflect that peculiar hue.
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Jason Samenow contributed to this report.
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
Derecho turns sky green, sweeps through 5 states with 90 mph winds
Hardest hit were Iowa and South Dakota, where winds reached hurricane force
By Matthew Cappucci
Updated July 6, 2022 at 12:07 p.m. EDT | Published July 6, 2022 at 11:53 a.m. EDT
The Midwest and the Plains states don’t get hurricanes. They get derechos — sprawling thunderstorm complexes that can travel hundreds of miles and cover multiple states with the impact of a 100-mile-wide tornado. Parts of South Dakota and Iowa, as well as Nebraska, Minnesota and Illinois, faced a derecho on Tuesday. It even turned the skies green in some areas.
Winds gusted as high as 96 mph in Huron, S.D., the same location that faced 90 mph wind gusts during an equally severe derecho back on May 12. Tuesday’s derecho also brought a gust to 91 mph in Agar, S.D., and 99 mph in Miner, S.D. In Dewey County, S.D., softball-sized hail accompanied winds gusting to 84 mph; the National Weather Service received reports of broken windows, and a machine shed and grain bins destroyed.
The Weather Service received scores of damage reports from South Dakota to Illinois from the violent complex of storms. The winds knocked down power lines and trees, some falling onto homes and vehicles. Tens of thousands of utility customers lost power.
Ahead of the derecho, thousands witnessed skies turn an ominous shade of neon green, the heavens appearing borderline phosphorescent. While green skies are sometimes byproducts of thunderstorms, few meteorologists could remember having seen skies reflect that peculiar hue.
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Jason Samenow contributed to this report.
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
Derecho turns skies green
As storms moved across the country, people witnessed a green-tinged sky.
ByPhaedra Singelis
July 06, 2022, 7:27 PM
In this image obtained from social media, a storm turns the sky a vibrant green near Sioux Falls, S.D., on July 5, 2022.
Nathen Erickson/@TwstdSkyStudios via Twitter
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As storms moved across the country, people witnessed a green-tinged sky.
ByPhaedra Singelis
July 06, 2022, 7:27 PM
In this image obtained from social media, a storm turns the sky a vibrant green near Sioux Falls, S.D., on July 5, 2022.
Nathen Erickson/@TwstdSkyStudios via Twitter
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still busy for thee according to sufrace charts .
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/national_forecast/natfcst.php
Phenomenal photo of the green sky over Sioux Falls, S.D. Tuesday.
Our recap of the storm: https://wapo.st/3Pd0HDj
Our recap of the storm: https://wapo.st/3Pd0HDj
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