BOHICA!

[Bernard_Fokke]

http://news.yahoo.com/unusually-massive-line-storms-aim-midwest-070531169.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gigantic line of powerful thunderstorms could affect one in five Americans on Wednesday as it rumbles from Iowa to Maryland packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds.
Meteorologist are warning that the continuous line of storms may even spawn an unusual weather event called a derecho (duh-RAY'-choh), which is a massive storm of strong straight-line winds spanning at least 240 miles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_slang_terms#SUSFU

 

[Old Ridge Runner]

Yep, we're in direct line of the storm. Sunny right now, who knows about later.

ORR

 

[as seen on tv]

Hola . .. hable engles, por favor.

since when do we have to take spanish to understand the weather report? what's wrong with the traditional term "thunderstorm"?

BTW - "derecho" in espanol means "right". There's nothing "right" about having a big thunderstorm smash things.

 

[Bernard_Fokke]

Derecho is more dramatic and "Sells" more copy and improves the weather channel'$ rating$...Or did you need BOHICA translated???

 

[Friday13]

Hola . .. hable engles, por favor.

since when do we have to take spanish to understand the weather report? what's wrong with the traditional term "thunderstorm"?

BTW - "derecho" in espanol means "right". There's nothing "right" about having a big thunderstorm smash things.

Rather simplistic translation, there...also means "straight" which is more applicable in this case, and can be used many ways.

http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/derecho

 

[Jen]

http://news.yahoo.com/unusually-massive-line-storms-aim-midwest-070531169.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — A gigantic line of powerful thunderstorms could affect one in five Americans on Wednesday as it rumbles from Iowa to Maryland packing hail, lightning and tree-toppling winds.
Meteorologist are warning that the continuous line of storms may even spawn an unusual weather event called a derecho (duh-RAY'-choh), which is a massive storm of strong straight-line winds spanning at least 240 miles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_military_slang_terms#SUSFU

I hope everyone in the path of the storms stay safe.

 

[Bernard_Fokke]

Looks like it's really pounding parts of the N/E