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July 2024 Midwest derecho: July 15, 2024: A derecho formed over Iowa, bringing winds over 70mph to eastern Iowa and tornadoes to Des Moines. It continued east and south, bringing gusts over 100mph, with a peak gust of 111mph in Dunlap, IL.
A downed tree lies across a driveway after strong winds hit Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, July 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Scott McFe Derecho turns deadly, tornado reported near Chicago's O'Hare airport
The most destructive event of the sequence was a severe derecho that affected much of eastern Iowa, northern Illinois, and northwest Indiana on July 15 and 16. Extreme atmospheric instability contributed to a powerful bowing mesoscale convective system that brought widespread downburst wind gusts of over 75 mph (121 km/h) and peaking at 105 mph ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Kivu conflict. M23 offensive. Fighting between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), pro-government militia, and M23 rebels is reported in the Bashali Chiefdom, Bahunde Chiefdom, and the surroundings of Bweremana following simultaneous attacks on the positions of the FARDC and allies by the M23.
During the middle of month, several days of intense severe weather along with tornadic activity impacted the Midwest, Great Lakes, and Northeast, including a derecho that struck Eastern Iowa and Northern Illinois on July 15. As a result, July surpassed its average count on that day. The second half of July was much less active with far fewer ...
The Peruvian Congress votes 15–12 to pass a law introducing a statute of limitations on prosecuting crimes against humanity committed before July 2002. (ABC News) French film director Benoît Jacquot is charged with the rapes of actresses Julia Roy and Isild Le Besco between 1998 and 2000, and "rape, sexual assault and violence" committed ...
At least seven people were killed by the storms, dubbed the Houston derecho by the National Weather Service, [7] which brought winds up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) along with four tornadoes. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
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