Listeners, in the past week leading up to January 17, 2026, no derechos or widespread, long-lived destructive windstorms from lines of rapidly moving thunderstorms have been reported across the United States. The National Weather Service and major outlets like CBS12 show only routine cold fronts in South Florida bringing scattered showers, gusty winds up to 25-30 knots on marine waters, and cooler mornings into the 30s and 40s, but nothing matching the intense, damaging thunderstorm complexes of a derecho. CIRA Satellite Library notes extremely strong winds causing blowing dust over Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas, yet these stem from non-thunderstorm systems without the hallmark rapid thunderstorm lines. NWS Houston/Galveston mentions gusts to 20-25 mph Saturday with a Red Flag Warning for fire risk west of there, but again, no thunderstorm involvement or derecho-scale damage. Derechos, often called inland hurricanes for their hurricane-force winds over hundreds of miles, require specific convective setups not seen in recent US reports—AOL describes them as rare beasts hitting nearly a million in Canada recently, but US skies stayed clear of that fury this week. Stay alert as winter patterns shift, but for now, the heartland dodged these beasts.

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Meteorologists and storm researchers agree there has not been a formally recognized derecho in the United States within the past week, but there has been a powerful, fast‑moving winter squall line that behaved in many derecho‑like ways across the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley.

According to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center and local forecast offices, a strong cold front swept from west to east across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama over the past few days, organizing into a long line of thunderstorms that raced ahead of the front through multiple states. This line produced widespread straight‑line wind damage, scattered power outages, and pockets of large hail, prompting dozens of severe thunderstorm warnings and a few tornado warnings along its southern flank.

Texas Storm Chasers, in a video update posted January 9, describe storms rapidly increasing in coverage across central and southeast Texas as the front pushed in, with individual cells merging into a solid line capable of damaging wind gusts over 60 miles per hour, golf‑ball‑size hail in the strongest cores, and prolific cloud‑to‑ground lightning. They note that the environment was classic for a wintertime wind event: strong jet‑stream support aloft, a sharp temperature contrast along the front, and enough low‑level moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to sustain deep convection even after dark.

From social media reports shared by local TV meteorologists in Houston, Lake Charles, Jackson, and Birmingham, listeners would have seen images of trees snapped or uprooted, shingles peeled from roofs, tractor‑trailers blown onto their sides along interstates, and power flashes illuminating the leading edge of the line as it swept through. Many stations emphasized that while individual tornadoes were relatively rare, the broad swath of straight‑line winds created an impact pattern that, on the ground, felt very similar to a lower‑end derecho: one long night of relentless wind, driving rain, and embedded bowing segments on radar.

National Weather Service offices have been careful in their wording, calling this event a significant “QLCS” or quasi‑linear convective system with scattered to widespread wind damage, rather than immediately labeling it a derecho. That is because the formal derecho designation requires a continuous corridor of damaging winds at or above severe criteria, maintained for several hundred miles and several hours, a determination usually made after a detailed post‑event analysis of storm reports and radar data. Forecasters are now compiling that data, and over the next few days, they will decide whether the event meets every technical benchmark or remains categorized as a major but sub‑derecho squall line.

Even without the official label, the impacts on the ground were all too real. Utility providers across portions of east Texas and the central Gulf Coast reported tens of thousands of customers losing power at the peak of the storms. Emergency managers relayed numerous instances of blocked roads from downed trees, minor structural damage to homes and businesses, and a few injuries from falling debris. Transportation agencies warned of dangerous crosswinds on elevated roadways and brief white‑out conditions where wind‑driven rain and small hail slashed visibility.

For listeners, the key takeaway from this most recent episode is that winter is no guarantee of quiet skies across the lower latitudes of the United States. When a powerful jet stream intersects deep Gulf moisture and a fast‑moving cold front, the atmosphere can still produce long‑lived, damaging windstorms that rival some warm‑season events, even if they ultimately fall just short of the strict derecho definition.

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A fast-moving, long-lived line of destructive thunderstorms carved across the central United States this week, producing what forecasters at the National Weather Service on social media described as a classic cold-season derecho setup: intense instability punching into unseasonably warm, moist air ahead of a powerful winter storm and strong upper-level jet stream support.

According to the Storm Prediction Center’s mesoscale discussions and outlooks posted on X, the event began as scattered severe storms over eastern Colorado and western Kansas during the late afternoon, then quickly organized into a solid squall line racing east and southeast through the night. Forecasters highlighted a corridor from central Kansas into Missouri, Illinois, and western Kentucky as being at greatest risk for a continuous swath of damaging straight-line winds, some potentially exceeding 75 miles per hour, along with embedded tornadoes.

Local NWS offices in Wichita, Kansas City, St. Louis, Paducah, and Lincoln warned of “widespread power outages,” “tree damage,” and “structural damage to weaker buildings” as the bowing line segments accelerated. On social media, meteorologists shared radar images showing classic bow echoes and rear-inflow notches, both hallmarks of a mesoscale convective system capable of producing derecho-level impacts when it maintains intensity over several hundred miles.

Power outage tracking services and utility updates from Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois reported tens of thousands of customers losing electricity overnight as trees and power lines were snapped. Emergency management agencies in Missouri and Illinois relayed scattered reports of semis blown off highways, roofs peeled from outbuildings, and school districts announcing delays or closures the following morning while crews cleared debris.

Broadcast meteorologists in cities like Kansas City and St. Louis emphasized to their audiences that, despite the lack of a hurricane or winter blizzard, this kind of progressive severe squall line can be just as disruptive, with wind damage spread over multiple states in only a few hours. Some compared it to the notable derechos of June 2012 and August 2020, though formal classification of this week’s storm as an official derecho will depend on a National Weather Service post-event analysis of its path length, duration, and the continuity of wind damage reports.

Weather researchers and climate communicators referenced recent work highlighted by Climate Central and Time magazine, which notes that severe-convective wind events, including derechos, contributed a substantial share of the United States’ billion‑dollar disasters last year. They pointed out that while any single event is driven mainly by short‑term atmospheric dynamics, the backdrop of warmer air and higher moisture content in a changing climate can increase the potential energy available to such storm systems.

For listeners in the central and eastern United States, forecasters stressed the importance of heeding severe thunderstorm warnings just as seriously as tornado warnings during these events. Straight-line winds over 70 miles per hour can cause damage similar to a weak tornado, especially to trees, power infrastructure, mobile homes, and high-profile vehicles on open roads.

As post-storm surveys proceed, National Weather Service offices will refine the exact track and intensity, determine whether the wind swath meets all derecho criteria, and update historical databases that help scientists track long-term trends in severe windstorms.

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Listeners, in the past week leading up to January 6, 2026, no confirmed derechos or widespread destructive windstorms from lines of rapidly moving thunderstorms have struck the United States. Texas Stormchasers reports from their January 5 YouTube weather roundup note high fire danger in the Panhandle and West Texas due to gusty winds today and tomorrow, but these are not tied to thunderstorm lines and lack the sustained destructive speeds over 58 miles per hour that define a derecho. They highlight a potential for storms in East and Southeast Texas late this week along a cold front, with some possibly strong, but uncertainty is high and no derecho risk is mentioned.

Meanwhile, FOX Forecast Center describes an arctic blast bringing freezing temperatures and wind chills near zero in places like North Dakota and New York, following lake-effect snow with dangerous winds in Upstate New York earlier this week, yet these are winter events without thunderstorm activity. WBKR notes a rise in severe thunderstorm warnings in western Kentucky last year, but nothing in the last seven days qualifies as a long-lived windstorm event.

The Weather Prediction Center's outlook through January 10 shows limited precipitation chances without severe wind threats. As patterns shift toward more activity, forecasters like Texas Stormchasers urge monitoring for any escalation, especially with gusty northwest winds behind the front that could renew fire concerns.

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Listeners, a powerful derecho is bearing down on the western United States right now, packing wind gusts up to 110 miles per hour that could spark widespread power outages. Mike Smith Enterprises Blog issued the first watch of the day for this destructive line of rapidly moving thunderstorms, warning of its potential to slam the region with vicious winds amid winter weather chaos.

This fast-moving storm complex fits the classic derecho profile—long-lived, widespread, and capable of inland hurricane-force destruction from embedded downbursts. As it barrels through, forecasters say the threat extends beyond gusts, with risks of structural damage, downed trees, and blackouts stretching across multiple states. Social media buzz from weather spotters echoes the urgency, with posts highlighting the line's rapid evolution and path toward populated areas.

No confirmed touchdowns yet, but the setup mirrors recent Midwest action on December 28, where Fox Weather reported intense thunderstorms spawning possible tornadoes near Long Creek, Illinois, ripping roofs off homes and scattering debris. That event underscored how these systems can pivot from windstorms to twisters, but today's western derecho takes center stage as the most current threat unfolding over the past week.

Stay vigilant, secure outdoor items, and heed local alerts as this beast pushes eastward. Power crews are on standby for the inevitable outages.

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A powerful derecho is expected to impact Southern California on Christmas Eve with wind gusts potentially reaching 110 miles per hour. According to reporting from Mike Smith Enterprises, these extreme winds pose a significant threat to the region, with widespread power outages likely if the forecast proves accurate.

Meanwhile, the Pacific Northwest is also bracing for severe weather. PGE is preparing for a Christmas Eve windstorm with predictions of additional wind damage following a destructive windstorm that struck just days earlier on December 17th.

The recent severe weather pattern affecting the nation has already caused significant damage across multiple regions. In South Dakota's Black Hills, a windstorm on December 18th produced winds of up to 100 miles per hour, causing extensive damage at Custer State Park. The South Dakota Department of Corrections deployed minimum-security offenders to assist with cleanup efforts, removing fallen trees and clearing debris. According to the Department of Corrections, the damage was so severe that parts of the park remain closed while power outages continue for hundreds of residents in the area.

These destructive windstorms have also produced unusual consequences. A tropical Purple Gallinule was blown off course during December 19th and 20th storm winds crossing Southern New England at near hurricane level speeds. The exhausted bird was discovered in a New Bedford backyard and brought to the New England Wildlife Center for care and rehabilitation.

In addition to the wind threats, California is being battered by a powerful atmospheric river that continues to bring heavy snow and rain to parts of the state as of December 22nd.

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A powerful, fast‑moving windstorm hammered Colorado and Wyoming’s Front Range this week, displaying many of the hallmarks of a cold‑season derecho: a long swath of destructive, non‑tornadic wind, rapid storm motion, and serious impacts to infrastructure and daily life. According to the National Weather Service offices in Boulder and Cheyenne, the event was extreme enough to trigger a rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” red flag warning for parts of Boulder, Jefferson, and Laramie counties, language normally reserved for the highest‑end severe weather and fire setups. Forecasters warned that winds would blow steadily at 45 to 55 miles per hour with gusts that could top 100 miles per hour, easily strong enough to bring down trees and power lines and push high‑profile vehicles off the road, even without a single tornado in the mix.

The online outlet The Eyewall describes how a series of intense western storm systems and an overhead jet stream maximum focused their energy along the Front Range foothills, creating a corridor where mountain‑wave winds and embedded thunderstorms joined forces. As the upper‑level winds crashed over the Rockies and down toward the plains, they accelerated, converting high‑altitude momentum into ground‑level gusts that roared through canyons and gaps. The result was a band of convective wind that behaved much like a wintertime derecho: episodic bursts merging into a larger, cohesive swath of damage from north of Denver through the Cheyenne area, racing east with little weakening.

AccuWeather and other national outlets report that the setup was so volatile for wildfire spread that utilities took the unprecedented step of cutting power to nearly 70,000 Xcel Energy customers in Colorado. That decision came on top of earlier shutoffs during another major wind episode just days before, leaving some communities in the dark for extended periods as a precaution against downed lines sparking fast‑moving grassfires. The Storm Prediction Center upgraded the fire weather outlook to its highest tier, “extremely critical,” covering more than 600,000 people from Fort Collins and Boulder to Cheyenne, underscoring how tightly linked this kind of linear windstorm has become with western fire risk.

On the ground, local television and social media feeds filled with images of shingles peeled from roofs, semis tipped along stretches of Interstate 25 and nearby highways, and roadside signs twisted or snapped. In some foothill neighborhoods, listeners reported windows blown out and fences flattened in a matter of minutes as one of the strongest gust fronts passed. Even where skies looked mostly clear, the wind alone delivered conditions more familiar to landfalling hurricanes than to a December day in the interior West.

Meteorologists emphasize that while this event may not meet every formal research criterion for a warm‑season derecho, it illustrates how wintertime lines of high‑based thunderstorms, embedded in powerful jet‑driven wind fields, can generate widespread, long‑lived, and destructive winds across hundreds of miles. It is a reminder that derechos in the broad, impact‑focused sense are not confined to the cornfields of June; they can roar off the Rockies in December, fused with fire danger and power shutoffs, and turn an ordinary day into a life‑threatening wind disaster.

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Listeners, over the past week, a powerful fast-moving storm system has battered the western United States with widespread destructive winds associated with rapidly moving thunderstorms, cutting power to hundreds of thousands and downing trees across Washington and Oregon. KOMO News reports that in western Washington, wind gusts hit 112 mph at Alpental and 99 mph at White Pass, leading to over 250,000 power outages at peak, with Puget Sound Energy alone affecting nearly 99,000 customers including most of Whidbey Island. FOX Weather details how gusts reached 71 mph at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island and a staggering 138 mph on Mount Hood in Oregon, toppling a semi-truck on U.S. 195 near Idaho and closing highways like White Pass due to fallen trees and high winds.

This storm, part of a coast-to-coast system, intensified with a rare Severe Thunderstorm Warning from the National Weather Service highlighting destructive gusts, compounding damage from prior flooding where levees failed along the White and Green Rivers, forcing evacuations in Pacific and Tukwila. The CIRA Satellite Library notes the mid-latitude cyclone bringing strong gusts across the western US and Great Plains, while AOL reports hurricane-force winds up to 60 mph at Spokane International Airport, disrupting travel in over 30 states as it tracks east.

Governor Bob Ferguson called it one of Washington's most devastating disasters, with 1,200 rescues across 10 counties, major highway washouts on U.S. 2 expected closed for months, and a state of emergency approved for FEMA aid. Though not officially classified as a derecho, the line of thunderstorms produced long-lived, widespread winds fitting the pattern, with blizzard warnings now in the Cascades and another atmospheric river targeting the region today.

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Meteorologists and storm chasers have been watching closely, but in the past week the United States has not experienced a confirmed derecho or a comparably organized, long‑lived, and destructive windstorm of that type. The atmosphere has been active, but mainly with winter systems and flooding rains rather than the classic warm‑season, bow‑echo squall lines that produce derechos.

According to the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center’s recent outlooks and mesoscale discussions, the primary severe weather focus over the last several days has been scattered strong thunderstorms with localized damaging gusts, not the continuous swath of wind damage over hundreds of miles that defines a derecho. Their storm reports map shows pockets of 50–70 mile‑per‑hour wind gusts tied to individual thunderstorms and frontal passages, but no single corridor of damage that would meet the usual criteria: at least about 400 miles of mostly continuous severe wind reports, with several gusts over 75 miles per hour and clear evidence of a single, long‑lived convective system driving it.

Instead, much of the high‑impact wind has been driven by strong cold fronts and Alberta clippers. DTN’s Ag Weather Forum describes a vigorous clipper that raced from the northern Plains into the Great Lakes around December 9–10, dropping a stripe of 4 to 8 inches of snow and producing non‑thunderstorm wind gusts over 60 miles per hour across the Dakotas, southwest Minnesota, and eastern Nebraska, with 30–40 mile‑per‑hour winds persisting into the Midwest. That is classic gradient wind on the back side of a deep low, not a derecho: the power lines and trees come down just the same, but the cause is synoptic‑scale wind, not an organized squall line of thunderstorms.

Farther west, regional outlets and hydrologists have been focused on an intense atmospheric river slamming into the Pacific Northwest, with warm, moisture‑laden air unleashing catastrophic flooding in several river basins. Local emergency managers have issued “go now” evacuation orders in multiple towns as rivers have pushed into major or record flood stage. Again, some of the strongest winds there are associated with the low‑pressure system and coastal jet rather than a bowing line of inland thunderstorms. Listeners may hear the word “storm” and think “derecho,” but this is a different animal: heavy orographic rain, landslides, road washouts, and levee concerns dominate the impacts.

If you scroll social media, you will see viral videos of semis tipping in crosswinds on Midwestern interstates, power flashes in the night sky, and sheets of rain blowing sideways through small towns. Those clips often lack context and are quickly labeled “derecho” by non‑meteorologists. Forecasters, however, are careful: they look at radar loops to see if the storms form a coherent bow echo, at surface observations to trace a nearly unbroken path of damaging winds, and at the system’s longevity over many hours and states. None of the recent events in the past seven days in the U.S. clears that bar.

For listeners, the takeaway is that even without a textbook derecho, the pattern can still be dangerous. Arctic air plunging south behind those clippers is driving wind chills well below zero in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest, and high‑profile vehicles are at risk in open country whenever gusts climb past 50 or 60 miles per hour. The Pacific Northwest’s atmospheric river is a reminder that wind and water together can be just as deadly as the straight‑line wind corridors that usually grab the headlines in summer.

As always, the best move for anyone in these regions is to follow local National Weather Service offices, trusted TV meteorologists, and emergency management channels for the latest warnings and impact‑based alerts; they will be the first to flag it if a developing squall line starts to take on the structure and endurance of a true derecho.

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