You are correct. As the caption says, this photo shows trees that were damaged by a "derecho", which is a term used to describe a straight line wind storm. I took this photo in 2020 after a derecho took out 70% of the tree canopy in my city, which is not a common occurrence. The storm that did this cut a huge swath of damage across Iowa and Illinois and was described as an inland hurricane.
I just unsubscribed. The picture of the wrecked forest seems to be a weather event as in a “wind shear”.
They are fairly common where we live. They are microbursts that usually occur in mountains and smaller lake areas. The trees about the same size sheared off at nearly the same level above ground and not easily reached by a bad guy.
Closest I have come happened just a few minutes before reaching the site which closed the highway for several hours. Still memorable whenever taking that route and always have to pull over for several minutes of amazed recall.
You are correct. As the caption says, this photo shows trees that were damaged by a "derecho", which is a term used to describe a straight line wind storm. I took this photo in 2020 after a derecho took out 70% of the tree canopy in my city, which is not a common occurrence. The storm that did this cut a huge swath of damage across Iowa and Illinois and was described as an inland hurricane.
I just unsubscribed. The picture of the wrecked forest seems to be a weather event as in a “wind shear”.
They are fairly common where we live. They are microbursts that usually occur in mountains and smaller lake areas. The trees about the same size sheared off at nearly the same level above ground and not easily reached by a bad guy.
Closest I have come happened just a few minutes before reaching the site which closed the highway for several hours. Still memorable whenever taking that route and always have to pull over for several minutes of amazed recall.
Dick Hughes
Whitefish Montana