About a year ago the D.C. metro area got slammed with straight line winds of tornadic force. We learned a new word - derecho. It caught us by surprise, did about $1 billion in damage, and killed 13 people. And I was about one step behind the cats as they dashed for the closest thing to shelter in the house, the laundry room. It was SCARY. The only other time I've heard a roar like that was when a tornado hit nearby.
Apparently, meteorologists learned some new predictive skills from it because they've put out a forecast for the area for tomorrow that includes the possibility of another derecho. So if you live anywhere from Iowa to the Atlantic, hunker down. The system coming across is supposed to be a bugger.
Of course, I need to be out ...
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