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Alex Sosnowski

High-powered Thunderstorms May Form A Derecho In Central US

SAINT-HIPPOLYTE, QUEBEC, CANADA - 2022/05/24: Hydro-Quebec personnel are work on bringing back electrical power to the region. The storm on the 21st of May in the province of Quebec left a trail of destruction behind. Meteorologists call it a Derecho, a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm. In the municipality of Saint-Hippolyte, 45km north of Montreal, over 2,000 people lost power in the Achigan Lake area. Within the province, it's believed that over 400,000 people lost electrical power. Hydro-Quebec is working to replenish power to the area. (Photo by Giordanno Brumas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring the potential for a high-powered, long-tracking and fast-moving batch of thunderstorms, known as a derecho, to develop later this week across parts of the central United States.

SAINT-HIPPOLYTE, QUEBEC, CANADA – 2022/05/24: An electric post fell near the Chemin des Hauteurs The storm on the 21st of May in the province of Quebec left a trail of destruction behind. Meteorologists call it a “Derecho”, a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm. In the municipality of Saint-Hippolyte, 45km (147637.8 feet) (26 mi) north of Montreal, over 2,000 people lost power in the Achigan Lake area. Within the province, it’s believed that over 400,000 people lost electrical power. Hydro-Quebec is working to replenish power to the area. (Photo by Giordanno Brumas/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) 
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