Derecho blasts Kansas to Georgia with powerful winds, flooding rain
Source: accuweather.com
An intense line of severe thunderstorms battered a swath of the central United States and part of the South on Friday and Friday night, leaving tens of thousands without power heading into the first official weekend of summer.
Two fatalities have been reported as a result of trees falling during the strong storms. One fatality and two injuries occurred near Van Buren, Missouri, after a tree fell on a boat in the Current River, according to KAIT8. The second fatality was reported by KFVS in Ullin, Illinois, when a tree fell onto a vehicle during stormy weather.
This long-lived line of powerful storms is a type of weather phenomenon known as a derecho. Derechos are sometimes referred to as an "inland hurricane" due to their extensive damage path.
"The main consideration for a thunderstorm complex to be considered a derecho is if severe, damaging, straight-line winds have occurred along a continuous 240-mile-long path or greater," according to AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski.
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