Extreme winds blew through a 700 mile long stretch of the United States last weekend (June 20-21, 2025), hitting parts of North Dakota and northern South Dakota.
U.S. Department of Agriculture meteorologist Brad Rippey explains the combination of weather events that culminated in what has now been determined to have been a derecho.
Audio PlayerRippey discusses the path of the storm.
Audio PlayerRippey now recaps the stats of the derecho, including top wind speeds and how wide it was.
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Damage from derecho that hit the Hunter, ND, area June 20-21, 2025.
Photo courtesy of Bridgette Readel.

Damage from derecho that hit the Hunter, ND, area June 20-21, 2025.
Photo courtesy of Bridgette Readel.
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