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Derecho Leaves Trail of Damage in Ohio Valley
This storm has put me and hundreds of co-workers out of work for now, as the building is closed due to heavy storm damage. It was pretty terrifying as the roof seemed to flip up and then crash back down on the building. It sounded like a freight train. We all hid under our desks. We don't know when work will open up again.
I think this is a shed of sorts that smokers stand under when it rains. It blew up into the air, flew across the interstate 270 and got lodged on this electric tower.
These pictures seem to be from a neighboring building in the same industrial park.
Pics from http://www.dispatch.com/content/slideshows/2013/07/storms-july.html
A line of severe thunderstorms raced through the Ohio River Valley Wednesday, causing numerous power outages due to downed trees and powerlines. Severe Weather Expert Dr. Greg Forbes says the area of wind damage is concentrated enough and long enough to be classified as a derecho.
According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, roughly 300 reports of either wind damage or high winds (greater than 58 mph) were received in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on July 10, the majority of which were in a swath from eastern Illinois and Indiana into Ohio, western Pennsylvania, southwest New York, and northern West Virginia.
The National Weather Service will conduct damage surveys from Indiana to Pennsylvania Thursday to investigate whether some damage was caused by tornadoes. Several photos from North Beaver Township, Pa. and also near Storrs, Conn. circulated via social media Wednesday.
http://www.weather.com/news/severe-weather-ohio-20130710
According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, roughly 300 reports of either wind damage or high winds (greater than 58 mph) were received in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys on July 10, the majority of which were in a swath from eastern Illinois and Indiana into Ohio, western Pennsylvania, southwest New York, and northern West Virginia.
The National Weather Service will conduct damage surveys from Indiana to Pennsylvania Thursday to investigate whether some damage was caused by tornadoes. Several photos from North Beaver Township, Pa. and also near Storrs, Conn. circulated via social media Wednesday.