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Today in History: August 10, derecho rakes the US Midwest

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 34m ago
52 distinct posts / 48h, matching History 31 Midwest 24
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1h ago Yeah, the bins not getting collected, the worst drought in the history of the country... Those seem like roughly equivalent issues. -4.0
2h ago While El Niño tends to lead to a less active hurricane season, hurricanes can still form and, on occasion, strike Florida. More: https://www.gulfcoastnewsnow.com/article/el-nino-hurricane-risk-flor… -0.5
4h ago It's not good to be beating Dust Bowl records! We just beat 1936 for hottest month in U.S. history, and also just had the 2nd-worst July drought conditions in the U.S., behind only July 1934. 2026… -6.0
4h ago Severe Thunderstorm Warning for NE Washington County In N Central Maryland. Carroll County In N Central Maryland. N Frederick County In N Central Maryland until 415 PM. At 309 PM, Severe Thundersto… -4.5
8h ago Today in 2020, a powerful derecho struck several Midwest U.S. states, causing four fatalities and an estimated $11 billion in damage, making it the costliest thunderstorm in modern U.S. history. ×2 -4.0
8h ago Thurman, CO F4 #Tornado – August 10, 1924 A Sunday gathering of four families was struck by an F4 tornado that destroyed a farmstead. Eleven people ultimately died, making it the deadliest tornado… -6.0
8h ago apnews.com/today-in-his... Today in History: August 10, derecho rakes the Midwest ×2 -1.5
9h ago This Godzilla El Niño coming should help fill her up. Climate change is gonna be real bugger: drought to flood; feast to famine. And now a climate event that’s never been seen in recorded history. … -3.0
9h ago In the world we live in, you could watch a 40+ years old sitcom episode warning about global warming while your neighborhood burns down in the fires of another record heat wave. It's infuriating th… -6.5
9h ago Guys the typhoon is coming over right when I'm supposed to fly tomorrow hahaha also there's an eclipse in the UK on my arrival day? I'm feeling strange things in the air, like if I disappear on t… +0.5
10h ago Global sea surface temperatures are the warmest in recorded history, this follows record breaking July warmth. A significant marine heatwave is underway across the Mediterranean with anomalies >5… -4.5
12h ago Europe’s Rivers Are Receding to Historic Lows — Revealing Warships, Hunger Stones, Ancient Remains and a Troubling Climate Warning + Video A Drought Is Pulling Europe’s Hidden History Back Into th… -6.0
14h ago The Missing Pipe A short history of how Britain chose the wrong heating system a century ago, and why we are unnecessarily sweating our way through a heatwave in 2026 edconway.substack.com/p/the-mi… -2.0
15h ago Prolonged drought reveals hidden history across the UK's South. As the south of England continues to enjoy an unusually warm & dry summer, parch marks on lawns across the region have revealed the … -3.5
17h ago apnews.com/today-in-his... in History: August 10, derecho rakes the Midwest 💙 🏳️‍🌈 #MondayMotivation #FBR #FBPE #Resistance #StrongerTogether #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Bluecrew ×2 +1.0
17h ago Hong Kong records hottest day ever as Typhoon Dolphin fuels heatwave: Hong Kong recorded its highest temperature in history on Sunday as Typhoon Dolphin swept warm air over the city, the Hong Kong … -4.0
18h ago #NWS #tornado Tornado Warning for Grundy, IL; La Salle, IL #ILwx At 1212 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm with a history of producing tornadoes was located near Seneca, or 10 miles southeast of Marsei… -6.0
18h ago Grundy, IL; La Salle, IL: At 1212 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm with a history of producing tornadoes was located near Seneca, or 10 miles southeast of Marseilles, moving east at 15 mph.. -5.0
18h ago NWS Alert> At 1212 AM, A Severe Thunderstorm with A History of Producing Tornadoes Near Seneca or 10 Miles SE of Marseilles Moving E At 15 MPH. This Tornadic Thunderstorm will Remain Over Mainly Ru… -6.5
18h ago like the entire metro is about to get pummelled by a slow moving thunderstorm with a history of producing tornadoes. can we justttttttttttttt.... idk. idk! not my job not my field -2.5
20h ago New on Unexplained Feed: Record heatwaves expose hidden history – from Nazi motorbike to mammoth bones and 'lost' gardens Ancient Mysteries / Mirror - Weird News https://www.mirror.… -1.5
22h ago On this date in Weather History... Hurricane Allen reaches category 5 strength for the third time. On three different occasions, the storm became a category 5 hurricane during its lifetime. August … +1.0
1d ago The developers of the Colorado river only looked at a brief span of abnormally wet years when they made plans for development. They did not look at a long enough rainfall history. Nor did they look… -4.0
1d ago At 541 PM, A Severe Thunderstorm with A History of Producing Measured Wind Gusts Over 60 MPH Located 7 Miles NW of Schuyler or 15 Miles S of Waynesboro Moving SE At 20 MPH. 60 MPH Wind Gusts. Damag… -1.0
1d ago One of the most huge tornadoes in history came within a mile of my house when it was over 1.5 miles wide, right before it took out a large part of my hometown!!! The Hesston Tornado! Look it up!! I… -8.0
1d ago Passed Porter Draw on I-25 north of Pueblo and learned the grisly history of the 1904 Eden train wreck. “A flash flood wave passed over the trestle… dragging 97 people to their deaths… Searchers f… -7.0
1d ago I’m in England at the moment and the depths of this drought are really astonishing; London’s only rainless July in recorded history; farmers’ fields were harvested weeks ago to salvage what they co… -4.5
1d ago Good morning. 💮💮💮 9 August 2026 We’re in the heart of hurricane season, and so far the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico are pretty quiet — knock on wood. ... 1/8 #photo #photography #photograph… +2.0
1d ago In 2021, 610 people died in 1 week in the heatdome in BC. Most 'lethal weather event' in Canadian history. Followed in Nov by the 'atmospheric river' flooding - the most expensive 'weather event… -3.5
1d ago I go from my air conditioned house to my air conditioned car to any number of air conditioned buildings in my city. I'm certain that Europeans are capable of obtaining air conditioning now that … -2.5

Articles in Story

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T1 Today in History: August 10, derecho rakes the US Midwest weather_severe_storm abcnews.com intense, windy, remembered
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T3 Today in History: August 10, derecho rakes the US Midwest weather_severe_storm thegazette.com jolting, destructive, windy
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T3 Today in History: August 10, derecho rakes the US Midwest weather_severe_storm gjsentinel.com intense, destructive, remembered
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T3 Today in History: August 10, derecho rakes the US Midwest weather_severe_storm mymotherlode.com retrospective, intense, somber
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