I don’t know which was worse last year for us here in North Central WV, the Derecho or Sandy. Both had prolonged power outages, Sandy being longer for me, but the Derecho was more widespread and came without warning.
What is the Waffle House rating of a Derecho?
Well I can’t speak from experience... but I can say, the Derecho was without warning, winds over 100 mph... No prep time, no time to escape. IMHO, devastation is devastation.. however, no warning and no sheltering time is very dangerous. I cannot believe the death toll was so low. I was grateful to hear from my family suddenly pelted with limbs, trees, debris from houses while driving.