"Derecho" -- it's a word indelibly marked in the memory of anyone who was living in the D.C. area on June 29, 2012. That was the night an incredibly violent line of storms ripped through the area ...

WASHINGTON — A line of thunderstorms, 100 miles from tip to toe rolled through the DC Metro area on June 29, 2012 packing straight line wind gusts of 50 to 80 mph. This same ‘clump’ of storms hit ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — If you were in the D.C. area on this date ten years ago, June 29, 2012, you will likely never forget the storm that slammed the region and a large portion of the country. After ...

June 29, 2012, is a difficult day for those in and around Washington, D.C., to forget. On that day, an intense line of extremely gusty thunderstorms taught millions of people a new word: derecho. The ...

Do you remember the 2012 D.C. derecho? Where were you when the storms hit on June 29? Comment here or on the WTOP Facebook page. WASHINGTON — On the evening of Friday June 29, 2012, a powerful line of ...

WASHINGTON — It has been five years since the derecho hit the D.C. region with a double whammy: mass power outages and a major loss of 911 service throughout Northern Virginia. Not only were scores of ...

WASHINGTON — Five years ago Thursday, much of the D.C. region learned a new word, and we didn’t like it one bit. A rare but powerful storm called a derecho left our area reeling for days with downed ...

(Editor’s note: This post was originally published June 29, 2017. We’re republishing it on June 29, 2018 on the six-year anniversary.) It’s been six years since the infamous June 29, 2012, derecho cut ...

On a day not unlike Friday with extreme levels of heat and humidity, a powerful line of thunderstorms called a derecho slammed the D.C. Metro back on June 29, 2012. Wind gusts over 70 mph were ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On this day ten years ago in 2012, a widespread and extremely destructive line of storms roared across the midwest, Ohio valley, and mid-atlantic. This would become known as the ...

Look at the Almost-Derecho That Almost Ate DC There was a big storm set to attack the East Coast heading into this weekend, and it hit Washington, D.C. — and hit hard — until it didn't.