Derecho was term coined by physicist in late 1800s

Published June 12, 2013 9:39pm ET



INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — With a massive line of storms poised to rumble through the Midwest meteorologists were throwing the word “derecho” around like a football. Experts defined a derecho as a line of long-lived, powerful storms with winds of 60-100 mph.

But where does the word come from?

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