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“Low-end” Derecho Hits Eastern United States

While not as damaging as the fierce line of storms that arrived in June 2012, the thunderstorms that struck the eastern United States on June 13, 2013, qualified as a “low-end” derecho.


NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published June 15, 2013
Data acquired June 13, 2013

Source:
Terra > MODIS
Collection:
MODIS Rapid Response