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Friday, July 27, 2012

thedailywhat: This photo was taken in New York, which, along...



thedailywhat:

This photo was taken in New York, which, along with most of the East Coast, is experiencing a bit of a storm problem.

Weather.com is liveblogging the extreme event, describing it as a derecho. What’s aderecho? They explain:

Derechoes are large clusters of thunderstorms that produce widespread wind damage, usually as a result of one or more curved lines of thunderstorms known as bow echoes.

Stay safe, everyone!

[weather.com]



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