List of Derecho Events - North America

North America

Event Date Notes
Ohio Fireworks Derecho July 4, 1969
1977 Southern - Mid-Atlantic derecho June 6, 1977
Independence Day Derecho of 1977 July 4, 1977
More Trees Down Derecho July 4–5, 1980
Western Wisconsin Derecho July 15, 1980
Illinois/Michigan Derecho July 16, 1980
I-94 Derecho July 19, 1983
West Virginia Derecho April 9, 1991
Southern Great Lakes Derecho of 1991 July 7–8, 1991
Pakwash Forest Blowdown July 18, 1991 near Ear Falls, Ontario - 191,400 hectares of forest blown down
Storm of the Century (1993) March 12–13, 1993 Florida & Cuba; associated with very significant storm surge
July 1993 Central Plains derecho July 8–9, 1993
Heat Wave of 1995 Derecho Series July 11–15, 1995 affected 15 U.S. States from Montana to New England & Ontario, Canada
Late-May 1998 Tornado Outbreak and Derecho May 30–31, 1998 crossed 4 Great Lakes
Corn Belt Derecho June 29, 1998
New York State Labor Day Derechos September 7, 1998
Boundary Waters-Canadian Derecho July 4–5, 1999
2001 Central Wisconsin derecho June 11, 2001
October 2001 Mississippi-Ohio Valleys derecho October 24, 2001
Memphis Summer Storm of 2003 July 22, 2003 aka "Hurricane Elvis"
Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania May 21, 2004
Mississippi - Tennessee Valley Derecho of 2004 July 13, 2004
Southern U.S. March Derecho March 9, 2006
April 2, 2006 Tornado Outbreak April 2, 2006
Heat wave of 2006 derecho series July 17–19 and 21, 2006
June 4 2008 derecho June 4, 2008
June 2008 Omaha derecho June 28, 2008
The Iowa Summer Derecho of 2008 July 21, 2008
Chicago Derecho August 4, 2008
May 2009 derecho series May 3–8, 2009
May 2009 Southern Midwest derecho May 8, 2009
June 2009 Mid-South Derecho June 12, 2009
June 2009 Southern KY derecho June 16, 2009
June 2009 Midwest Derecho series June 17–19, 2009
June 18 Midwest derechos June 18, 2010
Late June 2010 Hybrid Derecho June 23, 2010
October 2010 North American storm complex October 23–28, 2010
June 2011 Northwest Indiana derecho June 4, 2011
July 2011 Iowa-Illinois-Michigan-Ohio derecho July 11, 2011
June 2012 Lower Mississippi Valley derecho June 11, 2012
Summer heat wave of 2012 derecho series June 29, 2012-present
June 2012 North American derecho June 29–30, 2012 passed through nine states from Indiana to New Jersey, cutting power to millions
Late July 2012 North American derecho July 26, 2012 Third derecho in 4 weeks to impact west-central Ohio

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