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The Black Wind Howls: The Derecho of June 2012

The Black Wind Howls: The Derecho of June 2012. Jackson Keller English College of Arts and Sciences. What is a Derecho?. - Derechos are NOT simply large thunderstorms. This is a common misconception. -The term Derecho refers to the violent winds themselves.

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The Black Wind Howls: The Derecho of June 2012

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  1. The Black Wind Howls:The Derecho of June 2012 Jackson Keller English College of Arts and Sciences

  2. What is a Derecho?

  3. -Derechos are NOT simply large thunderstorms. This is a common misconception. -The term Derecho refers to the violent winds themselves. -Thunderstorms part of a derecho are often called bow echoes due to the shape they make on radar.

  4. How are Derechos Formed? • Evaporating water cools the air around it. • Cool air sinks low to the ground, creating strong winds. • The downburst then sucks more dry air in, feeding into a cycle.

  5. Notable Derechos • July 15, 1995 • July 22, 2003 • July 2006 • June 29, 2012 (Our subject today!)

  6. The Numbers • 13 Hour period, from about 10 A.M. to midnight. • 800 miles long, causing wind damage in 11 states. • 13 people were killed. • Average wind speed about 65 miles per hour, peaking at 91 miles per hour in Fort Wayne, Indiana. • 4.25 million without power.

  7. What Else Made this So Special? • Only one sighting of a tornado. • State of emergencies declared in Ohio, Virginia, and West Virignia. • Derechos uncommon in the Mid-Atlantic

  8. Heat Wave!

  9. The Derecho in Ohio • The derecho hit Ohio particularly hard. • Estimated cost of damage: 440 million dollars. • Although the storm began near Chicago, it really picked up steam in Ohio. • Third most expensive natural disaster in Ohio.

  10. In Summary • Derechos are a powerful walls of storms that cover miles of land in high speed winds. • Though they aren’t as well-known or common as hurricanes, they are just as dangerous and cause just as much damage. • The sheer unprecedented scope of the 2012 derecho, combined with heat wave that followed, make it especially remarkable. • You now have another reason to love Ohio weather!

  11. Questions?

  12. Citations: Information • http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/06/28/derecho-2012-ten-tell-tale-images-of-historic-land-hurricane/ • http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/casepages/jun292012page.htm • http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/deadly-super-derecho-strikes-m/67383 • http://www.weather.com/news/weather-severe/derecho-explainer-20120612 • http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts.htm • http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/derechos/ • http://www.today.com/id/48024138/ns/weather/#.VEc1OvlzTuw • http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/derecho-damage-approached-half-a-billion-dollars-i/nQ9rd/

  13. Citations: Images • http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/iwx/Events/Jun29_2012/derecho_evolution.jpg • http://images.bwbx.io/cms/2013-06-21/0621_tacobell_630x420.jpg • http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140410195921/pokemon/images/c/c0/025Pikachu_OS_anime_2.png • http://media.maps.com/magellan/Images/centralamericarah.gif • http://www.ok.gov/oid/images/tornado.jpg • http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/communications/images/hurricane.jpg • http://www.blogcdn.com/weather.aol.com/media/2013/06/derecho.jpg • http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CexqCINa0Ro/maxresdefault.jpg • https://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-xfa1/v/t1.0-1/c217.22.324.324/s160x160/267321_10150744870075183_1792785_n.jpg?oh=7eee8a56a57bf66e4776e716c2ebecb6&oe=54BB1634&__gda__=1421142492_ef7d613a6468239aa0ffe3db99b7633e • http://www.earthlyissues.com/images/KATRINA-track.gif • http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120630_dc-hugetree.grid-4x2.jpg • http://www.chronocompendium.com/images/wiki/thumb/a/af/Lavos_day.png/400px-Lavos_day.png • http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/casepages/jun292012page.htm • http://www.osu.edu/assets/site/images/home/apps/OHIO/o-h-i-o.png

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