Are you just learning about the weather term derecho (da-ray-cho)?
It happened Monday as a severe weather system barreled through northern and central Illinois along with other parts of the Midwest. The strong winds—approaching 100 miles per hour in some areas, left widespread damage. Dan Hicks is a meteorologist with Freese-Notis Weather.
The system also impacted Iowa and parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Ohio and tracked over 700 miles in a 14-hour span on Monday, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center.