More than 100 miles of wind have been reported in Minnesota, and the tornado has killed three people in North Dakota. Lightning and storms claimed they lived elsewhere.
A tornado in North Dakota kills at least three people.
At least three people have been killed after reports of a tornado struck the area in North Dakota. Forecasters warned that the storm system was heading east.
The high-pressure system, which burns most of the eastern half of the country in extreme heat, has seen dangerous thunderstorms dive into the plains and the Midwest, with at least half a dozen weather-related deaths reported over three days.
On June 23, the Storm Prediction Center showed nearly 20 million people at risk of serious thunderstorms from the Central Plain to the Great Lakes until the afternoon.
A gust of 106 mph was reported in Bemidji, Minnesota on June 21, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, North Dakota. According to a USA Today outage tracker, winds between 75 and 99 mph ripped through eastern North Dakota on the same day, with nearly 23,000 utility customers still not holding back electricity around 48 hours after the storm.
The event was officially labelled as a weather service announced on June 23rd. Dereco, from the Spanish word meaning “straight,” is a widespread storm with long lifespans with considerable winds. Weather Services is conducting post-storm investigations to determine which damage was caused by post-storm wind damage and tornadoes.
Strong winds and storms come from a pattern known as the “ring of fire.” There, thunderstorms accumulate in clockwise airflow rings around the high-pressure dome, fueling current heat waves. Tens of millions have been receiving hot advice in the east, with record temperatures expected until at least June 24th.
Elsewhere, summer storms and bad weather, including lightning and tornadoes, have contributed to at least half a dozen deaths and several injuries from June 20-22.
Three homes were crushed or sliced into trees in Binghamton, New York on June 22, when an EF-1 tornado killed three people just before 4am, the Weather Service said. Two residents were killed in one home. A third died when another house was crushed.
A 27-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy were injured in Duria, Pennsylvania on June 22, according to the Weather Service in Binghamton, New York.
According to Volusia County Public Cafferys, one of the 29-year-old Colorado men from Colorado, a honeymooner, one of the 29-year-old Colorado victims from Colorado, is one of the 29-year-old Colorado men from Colorado on honeymoon. Bystanders directly reported clear skies on the beach, but the weather department said thunderstorms were being built west.
On Lake Michigan on June 21, Chicago’s Weather Service office reported that one woman died after being pulled out of the lake, another person went missing, four injured, and local officials reported at least a dozen rescues.
On June 20, a person died when a large tree in Clinton, New York fell into a moving car.
Dinah Voyles Purver covers climate change, disasters and the USA Today environment. Contact her at dpulver @usatoday.com or @dinahvp.
