Yup. Looks like a derecho may have hit the area. However, derechos are actually rare (and thousands of miles wide...GIGANTIC!). What you just experienced was a severe thunderstorm. What makes a derecho different is that they have a long lifespan. In other words, the storm system should be intact and barreling away (although slowly, like I said) in the same form to North Carolina. Looking at radar maps right now, there's almost no trace of any huge storm system, if only small clusters of them. Close but no cigar. Glad you're okay, though.
Without tornado sirens, you'll have to keep an eye on the sky (and on the news) at all times. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by guidogodoy from Monday, May 24, 2010 3:44:18 PM)
guidogodoy wrote:
Damned if we didn't just have another "derecho" today. Carbondale that is shown in the vid below is right above us (and our "local" tv station). Exactly as viewed: hail, MASSIVE rain, lightning strikes all over the place, wind bursts, trees down everywhere. I had to take three different routes to try to get home thanks to flooded roads, downed trees.
Below is a RAIN gully for runoff, not a river. First time I went past it it was overflowing.
One of many trees split in half right in front of my house. Oh great, no functioning tornado warning system either as the company that made the system for the system went out of business.
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
Good evening, ladies and gents of the Noticeboard.
Those that live in the Midwestern part of the US (and Canada) often have to face not only tornados and hurricanes, but also derecho storms. What is a derecho storm, you may ask? A derecho is a very long, straight line of thunderstorms that develop during this time of the year and contain goodies such as hurricane-like winds, torrential rain, and hail. What makes these kinds of storms interesting is that they tend to be very slow-moving, so they are capable of a good amount of destruction. One example is the kind of destruction that occurs in this video. Don't get too scared!
[guidogodoy] Monday, May 24, 2010 3:44:18 PM
Damned if we didn't just have another "derecho" today. Carbondale that is shown in the vid below is right above us (and our "local" tv station). Exactly as viewed: hail, MASSIVE rain, lightning strikes all over the place, wind bursts, trees down everywhere. I had to take three different routes to try to get home thanks to flooded roads, downed trees.
Below is a RAIN gully for runoff, not a river. First time I went past it it was overflowing.
One of many trees split in half right in front of my house. Oh great, no functioning tornado warning system either as the company that made the system for the system went out of business. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Vaillant 3.0 from Sunday, May 23, 2010 8:55:28 PM)
Vaillant 3.0 wrote:
Good evening, ladies and gents of the Noticeboard.
Those that live in the Midwestern part of the US (and Canada) often have to face not only tornados and hurricanes, but also derecho storms. What is a derecho storm, you may ask? A derecho is a very long, straight line of thunderstorms that develop during this time of the year and contain goodies such as hurricane-like winds, torrential rain, and hail. What makes these kinds of storms interesting is that they tend to be very slow-moving, so they are capable of a good amount of destruction. One example is the kind of destruction that occurs in this video. Don't get too scared!
[Melissa Kaileigh] Monday, May 24, 2010 11:53:55 AM
Sunny and hot +30 C.
[Vaillant 3.0] Sunday, May 23, 2010 8:55:28 PM
Good evening, ladies and gents of the Noticeboard.
Those that live in the Midwestern part of the US (and Canada) often have to face not only tornados and hurricanes, but also derecho storms. What is a derecho storm, you may ask? A derecho is a very long, straight line of thunderstorms that develop during this time of the year and contain goodies such as hurricane-like winds, torrential rain, and hail. What makes these kinds of storms interesting is that they tend to be very slow-moving, so they are capable of a good amount of destruction. One example is the kind of destruction that occurs in this video. Don't get too scared!
[Soylentgreen4u] Sunday, May 23, 2010 8:29:16 AM
23c AND SOOOOOONY.....
[Necroticist] Sunday, May 23, 2010 4:57:53 AM
28c/82f...and humid!
[Vaillant 3.0] Friday, May 21, 2010 8:14:35 PM
Right now its windy but earlier today it's been sunny and rainy on and off all day.
[acolyte55] Friday, May 21, 2010 11:00:30 AM
happy victoria day weekend to all you BC ers sunny and warm right now in the okanagan
[Painkiller87] Friday, May 21, 2010 10:11:25 AM
Gonna be 98 degrees F. Burning up in the desert right now with no clouds in the sky.
[Soylentgreen4u] Friday, May 21, 2010 7:55:44 AM
+25c AND NARY A CLOUD IN THE SKY...
[spapad] Wednesday, May 12, 2010 7:57:21 PM
Hi Darth! Long time no see! Miss ya! [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Darth_Painkiller_0870 from Monday, May 10, 2010 7:42:11 PM)
Darth_Painkiller_0870 wrote:
Slightly chilly tonight here in the Philadelphia suburbs with a slight breeze.
[Return_of_Darth_Painkiller_0870] Monday, May 10, 2010 7:42:11 PM
Slightly chilly tonight here in the Philadelphia suburbs with a slight breeze.
[acolyte55] Monday, May 10, 2010 3:29:04 PM
sunny but with a chill wind !
[Melissa Kaileigh] Monday, May 10, 2010 10:03:16 AM
Beautiful ,warm and sunny. +24C
[Soylentgreen4u] Monday, May 10, 2010 8:58:58 AM
+12c AND SUNNY HERE TODAY ...VAST IMPROVEMENT FROM THE SNOW AND +3c YESTERDAY.
[Melissa Kaileigh] Saturday, May 08, 2010 10:43:29 AM
Raining and cold :(
[mr.murdock] Thursday, May 06, 2010 6:19:13 AM
cloudy, 15 °C
[Sheba_69] Thursday, May 06, 2010 5:11:46 AM
Another warm and sunny day. +27 C
[Head banger] Wednesday, May 05, 2010 5:32:17 AM
Snowing and Windy... Again. or is it still. for a change next week we are suposed to have rain with our snow... yay. WTF. I live in a semi arid climate for a reason, I dont like rain or snow, let alone both.
[Sheba_69] Wednesday, May 05, 2010 5:23:19 AM
Another beautiful day . Sunny and warm again. + 25C
...VAST IMPROVEMENT FROM THE SNOW AND +3c YESTERDAY.