Derecho: Over 2,000,000 Without Power
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By WXedge Staff on June 30, 2012, 1:15pm
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A severe line of thunderstorms ripped through the mid-Atlantic region Friday.
The storms, known as a derecho, caused widespread damage with winds of 80 to 100 MPH. At one point, over 2,000,000 residents across the region, especially Virginia and Washington, DC, were without power.



