"No Derecho, but Upper Midwest Hit with Lake-Effect Snow"

The past week did not see a true derecho event in the United States, but attention was focused on the potential evolution of a major, long-lived windstorm as an intense round of severe weather moved through the Upper Midwest and into the Great Lakes. As of November 11, 2025, most meteorological sources and real-time tracking websites such as the CIRA Satellite Library and recent NOAA reports show that the most prominent hazards were connected to lake-effect snow in the Midwest. This follows a week marked by changeable weather, but without a confirmed widespread, bow-echo-driven windstorm typical of a derecho.

For comparison, listeners may recall a deadly severe weather outbreak earlier this year. According to a June 21 report from USA TODAY and AOL News, a major complex of storms powered across North Dakota and Minnesota, resulting in at least three deaths and leaving more than 75,000 without power at the time. That event included a wind gust clocked at 101 miles per hour, significant tree and property damage, and tornadoes impacting mostly rural areas. AccuWeather and the Storm Prediction Center discussed the evolution of this storm system, warning it could transform into a classic derecho as it tracked east toward the Great Lakes and Northeast, bringing the risk for fast-moving, destructive straight-line winds and localized flash flooding.

A derecho, as described by 94.3 The Point, is a rare, wide, and fast-moving thunderstorm complex capable of producing winds above 90 mph and swaths of damage hundreds of miles long. Derecho outbreaks are more common during the summer months, especially in the Upper Midwest, Plains, and into the Ohio Valley, although they can occur in any season if the right atmospheric ingredients align—a combination of intense instability, strong upper-level winds, and a trigger like a cold front.

Looking at the current weather pattern, sources such as Texas Weather Roundup on YouTube and the CIRA Satellite Library highlight the nation’s transition into colder air and increased precipitation chances, with a risk for strong thunderstorms emerging in Texas and possible severe storms in the upcoming weekend. Yet, as of today, meteorologists have not upgraded these threats to an ongoing or confirmed derecho event for this current week.

Across social media and weather Twitter, the buzz this week remains focused on the aftermath of hurricane season, the onset of the first major snows in the northern states, and the potential for new storm systems setting up in the coming days. Some weather enthusiasts do share memories of previous derechos and their impacts, pointing to local coverage in places like Salem, South Dakota, where recovery from last year’s windstorms continues. However, reliable sources and satellite observations make clear that, for the week ending November 11, 2025, a true, headline-making derecho has not struck the United States.

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