The word invokes just as much trepidation as "hurricane" or "tornado" to those who know the power of a derecho, but what's behind this uncommon form of severe weather? A derecho is defined as a ...

A derecho is a significant, potentially destructive weather event that is characterized as having widespread, long-lived, straight-line winds associated with a fast-moving group of severe ...

Last week, thousands of residents received tornado warnings to take cover as a twister was headed their way. While that was true for Cypress and parts of Waller County, the Houston area actually ...

WASHINGTON — Severe weather headed for central and Southeastern parts of the U.S. could cause a rare weather event called a derecho. The term for the widespread wind event derives from the Spanish ...

Did the wind and thunder wake you up last night? Between having an anxious dog, a toddler and a passion for following the weather... I'm definitely having a case of the Mondays! It's not everyday you ...