derechos
Fast-moving wind storms
Derechos is a Spanish word meaning rights—both legal entitlements and moral claims.
In English contexts, it appears in discussions of Latin American law and politics: derechos humanos (human rights), derechos civiles (civil rights).
The word shares a root with the Spanish for straight or right-hand, connecting rightness with correctness.
Sudden descending windstorm
- microburstLocalized descending air blast
- wind shearRapid atmospheric velocity shift
- squall lineLinear thunderstorm formation
- severe weatherDangerous atmospheric phenomena
outflow boundary · shelf cloud · convective · supercell · forecasting · warning · watch · doppler
Fast-moving air masses
- sustainedKept up continuously
- fast-movingTraveling at high velocity
- long-livedHaving extended lifespan
- widespreadExisting across many places
progressive · serial · squall line · wind damage · severe · violent · sweeping
Wide strip or area
- downed treesToppled timber after storms
- power outagesLoss of electrical supply
- structural damageHarm to supporting elements
- debrisScattered broken fragments
aftermath · recovery · devastation · uprooted · emergency response · cleanup · insurance claims · grid failure
downburst
Sudden descending windstorm
- microburstLocalized descending air blast
- wind shearRapid atmospheric velocity shift
- squall lineLinear thunderstorm formation
severe weather · outflow boundary · shelf cloud · convective · supercell · forecasting · warning · watch · doppler · storm chaser
high winds
Fast-moving air masses
- sustainedKept up continuously
- fast-movingTraveling at high velocity
- long-livedHaving extended lifespan
widespread · progressive · serial · squall line · wind damage · severe · violent · sweeping
swath
Wide strip or area
- downed treesToppled timber after storms
- power outagesLoss of electrical supply
- structural damageHarm to supporting elements
debris · aftermath · recovery · devastation · uprooted · emergency response · cleanup · insurance claims · grid failure · blackout
derechostornadoes
Rotating destructive wind columns
cyclones · hurricanes · twisters · typhoons · supercells
derechoscalm
Free from agitation
stillness · gentle breeze · fair weather · dead calm · clear skies