00:00A derecho system is bearing down on 23 American states.
00:03And meteorologists say this one could be as deadly as what already leveled homes across Illinois and Indiana.
00:10Between June 10 and 12, the United States recorded 2,392 storm reports across 41 states,
00:18one of the busiest three-day weather outbreaks of 2026.
00:22Now, forecasters warn that the same corridor of severe weather is reorganizing east of the Mississippi River.
00:30The National Weather Service is tracking wind gusts approaching 100 miles per hour.
00:34Powerful enough to topple trees and destroy structures,
00:38millions could face power outages as the storm races toward heavily populated areas.
00:43Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Carolinas are among the states now in the storm's projected path.
00:51Unlike many storms, a derecho moves fast, spreads damage across hundreds of miles,
00:57and often leaves little time to react.
01:00Emergency officials urge residents to monitor alerts and prepare now before conditions rapidly deteriorate tonight.
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