Dechero? Never heard that term before today.
“Dechero? Never heard that term before today.”
Maybe that’s because you didn’t spell it correctly.
Think I learned the term following the storm that took out the Hood Canal Floating Bridge in 1979.
“Derecho” has been in increasing use by “weather bugs” and NWS since the late 2000’s. Shortly after the May 9, 2009 derecho hit S. Illinois, locals posted vids using the term “derecho”, although due to the powerful sustained MCV or “bookend vortex” on the north end of the large bow echo, the term “inland hurricane” was incorrectly used often. This vid managed to use both!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGJmOeDEBtw
Immediately after the storm, stunned locals came out, also learning of the wide extent of the damage and if the term “inland hurricane” wasn’t used, most locals were basically wondering “what the hell was THAT?!”, but local media started using the term derecho pretty quickly. Locals in SI did know that for the most part they had NOT been in a tornado — the intense winds lasted far too long.