THE JUNE 2012 SUPER DERECHO
ON JUNE 29 2012 A DERECHOBLOB FORMED OVER IOWA & SPED 800 MILES THRU INDIANA, OHIO & THE APPALACHIANS IN2 WASHINGTON DC @ A 60 MPH WICKED WIND . IT HIT DURING A RECORD HEAT WAVE, KNOCKED OUT POWER 2 MILLIONS 4 A WEEK & TAUGHT EVRE1 A NEW WORD: DERECHO. REPLAY THE SUPER DERECHO AS IT SMASHED THRU CHICAGOLAND ON THE KLOT NEXRAD DOPPLER RADAR ARCHIVE. WIKIPEDIA
ARCHIVE COVERAGE: KLOT 20120628 00:07Z - 20120630 23:59Z
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EFFECTS:
- FATALITIES: 22
- DAMAGE: $2.9 BILLION
- TRACK: 800 MILES IN 18 HOURS, IOWA 2 DELMARVA
- PEAK GUSTS: 91 MPH WICKED WIND MEASURED @ FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
- POWER OUTAGES: AROUND 4 MILLION CUSTOMERS, SOME 4 A WEEK
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