Category Archives: High Winds Gust Front taken by the author on
Maple Ave in Fairborn. Friday’s derecho impacted almost everyone
in some way in the Miami Valley. Whether losing power, having to
clean up fallen branches and trees or even just hosting those
who had no power, it was hard to find someone whose weekend was
“the usual”. So how did the derecho form and why was it so
powerful? Let’s take a look at this beast of a storm system. It
will be a windy Thursday for Dayton and the Miami Valley, with
sustained winds of 15-25 MPH and gusts up to 40 MPH. Combining
the wind, rain and lack of sunlight will make for a miserable,
cold feeling day for most of Ohio. While it will be
uncomfortably windy, we won’t approach the winds that Chicago
has experienced. Gusts up to 60 MPH along the lakeshore have
been recorded overnight.