Go Back
  • For Business
  • |
  • Warnings
  • Data Suite
  • Newsletters
  • Advertising
  • Superior Accuracy™
A week after deadly Texas flooding, hope fades but resilience grows. Chevron right
Recovery teams, displaced residents in Texas face brutal heat. Chevron right

Columbus, OH

75°F
Location Chevron down
Location News Videos
Use Current Location
Recent

Columbus

Ohio

75°
No results found.
Try searching for a city, zip code or point of interest.
settings
Columbus, OH Weather
Today WinterCast Local {stormName} Tracker Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities

Around the Globe

Hurricane Tracker

Severe Weather

Radar & Maps

News

News & Features

Astronomy

Business

Climate

Health

Recreation

Sports

Travel

For Business

Warnings

Data Suite

Newsletters

Advertising

Superior Accuracy™

Video

Winter Center

AccuWeather Early Hurricane Center Top Stories Trending Today Astronomy Heat Climate Health Recreation In Memoriam Case Studies Blogs & Webinars

News

Widespread Severe Thunderstorms Including a Destructive Derecho First and Most Accurately Predicted by AccuWeather

Hundreds of severe thunderstorm reports occurred from the Northeast to the Midwest on July 15, 2024.

By AccuWeather For Business, Staff

Published Jul 17, 2024 11:42 AM EDT | Updated Aug 30, 2024 1:37 PM EDT

Copied

>> Learn more about AccuWeather For Business.

Deadly storms and a derecho rolled through Illinois and Indiana on July 15. The wind caused trees and power lines to fall on homes, cars and streets.

AccuWeather Provides More Advance Notice and More Accurate Forecasts Ahead of Any Other Known Sources

Hundreds of severe thunderstorm reports occurred from the Northeast to the Midwest on July 15, 2024. These included dozens of damaging wind reports, tree damage, power outages, and a few tornadoes in the Northeast. In the Midwest, a destructive derecho with wind gusts of 80-90 mph caused extensive tree damage, hundreds of thousands of power outages, and the closure of Chicago's O'Hare airport for several hours. 

>> RELATED: What is a derecho? Tips on how to prepare your business

On July 10, five days in advance of the storms and four days before any other known source, AccuWeather was the first to predict severe thunderstorms would occur across the interior Northeast. On the day of the derecho, AccuWeather was 13 hours ahead of all other known sources predicting a "high risk" for severe thunderstorms and correctly identified the specific area of greatest risk from eastern Iowa to Indiana.

• On July 10, five days in advance and four days prior to any other known source, AccuWeather expert meteorologists were first to identify a risk for severe thunderstorms across the interior Northeast on July 15. At the same time, until July 14, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) only noted "predictability too low" or "probability too low".

• Early on July 15, 13 hours before the SPC, AccuWeather provided the first notice of a "high risk" of severe thunderstorms where the derecho occurred.

– AccuWeather also correctly predicted widespread 80-90 mph wind gusts and an AccuWeather Local StormMaxTM of 105 mph. There were numerous wind gusts above 80 mph and a few that just exceeded 100 mph, exactly as AccuWeather predicted.

>> Contact AccuWeather's Experts today to better prepare your business for severe weather.

• AccuWeather was the only known source to use forecast phrasing that conveyed the significant risk of destructive winds from rapidly moving storms. These superior descriptions included:

– "significant risk for destructive winds and a tornado at night."

– "significant risk for destructive winds and a few tornadoes from rapidly moving storms"

• Weeks in advance, AccuWeather provided the only known accurate forecasts of a weather pattern that was conducive for a derecho in the Midwest:

– On June 7, over a month in advance, AccuWeather predicted "there is an increased risk of at least one derecho in the Midwest over the coming weeks" and "conditions are favorable for long-lived intense thunderstorm clusters from the Dakotas to Great Lakes and mid-Atlantic through mid-July."

– On July 7, over a week in advance, AccuWeather Storm Warning Meteorologists issued a Storm Potential Outlook (SPO), the only known forecast to accurately predict severe thunderstorm risk on Monday, July 15, across Iowa and Illinois, including Chicago.

More than 100 times every year, AccuWeather has been documented as providing more accurate, more advance notification of significant and extreme weather events that impact businesses and threaten the health, welfare, and lives of individuals. AccuWeather is proven to be the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings. 

These are additional examples of the many weather events where AccuWeather provided superior forecasts and impact descriptions to people, communities, and businesses, helping them better prepare and stay safe. 

Contact AccuWeather's Experts today to better prepare your business for severe weather.

Related:

AccuWeather Only Known Source to Most Accurately Forecast Devastating Northern New England Flooding Risk from Beryl
AccuWeather Provides Life-Saving Tornado Warnings Before Louisville Tornadoes
AccuWeather "Only Reason Family was Safe" During Historic, Destructive Thunderstorms in Houston
Report a Typo

Weather News

Weather News

A week after deadly Texas flooding, hope fades but resilience grows

Jul. 10, 2025
Severe Weather

Rounds of severe storms to rattle, drench central US

Jul. 10, 2025
video

Abandoned cars submerged by severe flooding in North Carolina

Jul. 10, 2025
video

Before-and-after pictures show devastation caused by Texas floods

Jul. 9, 2025
Severe Weather

Severe weather to rumble in the central US through the holiday weekend

Jul. 6, 2025
Weather News

Record sargassum seaweed piles up on Caribbean islands, Gulf

Jul. 2, 2025
Weather News

Alabama teen in ICU after lightning strike hits boat, causing burns an...

Jul. 2, 2025
Show more Show less Chevron down

Topics

AccuWeather Early

Hurricane Center

Top Stories

Trending Today

Astronomy

Heat

Climate

Health

Recreation

In Memoriam

Case Studies

Blogs & Webinars

Top Stories

Weather Forecasts

Texas Hill Country recovery, cleanup teams to face brutal July weather

11 hours ago

Weather News

State inspection before floods found Camp Mystic had emergency plan

16 hours ago

Weather News

Deadly flash flooding devastates wildfire-scarred New Mexico town

4 hours ago

Astronomy

1st full moon of summer to rise Thursday night

1 day ago

Weather News

Most Texas flood victims face devastation without flood insurance

13 hours ago

More Stories

Featured Stories

Health

How can families handle new anxieties around summer camp?

10 hours ago

AccuWeather Ready

Floodwater rising in your house? Do this

2 days ago

Weather News

Orcas are bringing humans gifts of food – but why?

10 hours ago

Weather News

Earthquake swarm detected at Mount Rainier, biggest since 2009

15 hours ago

Weather News

The US has a plan to breed millions of flies and drop them from planes

10 hours ago

AccuWeather Widespread Severe Thunderstorms Including a Destructive Derecho First and Most Accurately Predicted by AccuWeather
Company
Proven Superior Accuracy About AccuWeather Digital Advertising Careers Press Contact Us
Products & Services
For Business For Partners For Advertising AccuWeather APIs AccuWeather Connect RealFeel® and RealFeel Shade™ Personal Weather Stations
Apps & Downloads
iPhone App Android App See all Apps & Downloads
Subscription Services
AccuWeather Premium AccuWeather Professional
More
AccuWeather Ready Business Health Hurricane Leisure and Recreation Severe Weather Space and Astronomy Sports Travel Weather News Winter Center
Company
Proven Superior Accuracy About AccuWeather Digital Advertising Careers Press Contact Us
Products & Services
For Business For Partners For Advertising AccuWeather APIs AccuWeather Connect RealFeel® and RealFeel Shade™ Personal Weather Stations
Apps & Downloads
iPhone App Android App See all Apps & Downloads
Subscription Services
AccuWeather Premium AccuWeather Professional
More
AccuWeather Ready Business Health Hurricane Leisure and Recreation Severe Weather Space and Astronomy Sports Travel Weather News Winter Center
© 2025 AccuWeather, Inc. "AccuWeather" and sun design are registered trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | About Your Privacy Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information

...

...

...