Summary about the june 2012 derecho

The 2012 derecho occurred in late June. It barely missed Metro Toledo.

The storms, packing widespread 60- to 80-mph winds, toppled three tractor trailers on Interstate 75 near Findlay, Ohio.

It ripped through central Ohio.

• Toledo Talk : June 29, 2012 thread
• Wikipedia : June 2012 North American derecho
• Columbus Dispatch : Hurricane-force winds rake Columbus area; 200,000-plus without power
• Columbus Dispatch : Aftermath: 1 million Ohioans still lack electricity - "Kasich declares emergency as state tackles storm damage"

From the Wikipedia page:

The June 2012 Mid-Atlantic and Midwest derecho was one of the most destructive and deadly fast-moving severe thunderstorm complexes in North American history.

It resulted in 22 deaths, widespread damage and millions of power outages across the entire affected region.

The storm was more damaging to the power grid and more severe in terms of wind gusts than Tropical Storm Ike, which hit the area [Ohio] in September 2008 with 60 mph sustained winds and 80 mph gusts after slightly re-intensifying over Indiana, making [the derecho event] both the largest power outage and the largest power outage not related to a hurricane in AEP Ohio history.

Wind gusts with this derecho were closer to 85 mph, and, though of a significantly shorter duration, caused more damage to trees and power lines than Ike.

In fact, this derecho was so destructive that Accuweather compared its destruction to that of Hurricane Irene, and The Weather Channel compared it to hurricane damage in general.

5:22 p.m., June 29, 2012 - image showed counties that were completely or partially under a severe thunderstorm warning.

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