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Thunderstorms could bring hurricane-force winds to parts of South Dakota, NWS says
Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit eastern South Dakota in the late afternoon July 28, potentially bringing hurricane-force winds to the region.
200 million Americans face extreme heat today as a derecho looms
Severe thunderstorms could continue into July 29, bringing havoc to morning commutes in Chicago, Milwaukee and Indianapolis.
Confirmed derecho moved through Quad Cities region earlier this week
Severe storms moved through the area Monday night into Tuesday morning. The storm system that moved from South Dakota through Iowa has been classified as a derecho.
Who decides if the July 28 storm in South Dakota was a derecho? And does it even matter?
Todd Heitkamp, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said the line of storms appeared to coalesce into a derecho around ...
A derecho with at least one 99 mph gust swept the Upper Plains and Midwest, the weather service says
The National Weather Service has preliminarily classified overnight storms from the Upper Plains to the Midwest as a derecho.
Was there a derecho? See wind speed, storm damage in Iowa from overnight storms
Severe storms overnight in Iowa caused fallen trees and downed power lines. See storm damage reports from across the state.
Will Sioux Falls see a derecho? They're more common in South Dakota than you might think
While two derechos in less than two months is extremely unusual for South Dakota, experts say it's just that — a fluke.
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