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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