What are some unique weather phenomenon names?

@Peapod I got hit by a derecho where I live in 1998. It took a mature field of corn and compacted it to a 6-inch tall mass. The house shook so violently that it threw pictures off the wall 10 feet. I lost about 20 mature maple, ash, black cherry, and other hardwoods.

@windinhishair, I remember one as well. The sky turned black and this incredible thunderstorm front just seem to come out of no where. The lightning and thunder was constant and the wind driven rain was like a fire hose turned on the windows. There were uprooted big trees everywhere. Very scary and memorable.

@Peapod That's what was memorable--the lightning. Strikes no more than a second apart for over five minutes. I saw several strikes hit within my yard. I could see perfectly outside even though it was 1 AM. And the freight train sound. It was like a huge, living creature.

@Peapod We get hit by those each spring and summer in the Chicago area. I remember about 5 years ago my area got hit with 2 derecho storms within 10 minutes of each other! The date was June 30, 2014, I think. That was a crazy evening.

@latinbutterfly I remember watching the Weather Channel when they were racing across the midwest near Chicago on that day. They aren't real common in most areas.

@windinhishair Yeah, especially 2 in a row within a short time from each other. Very usual weather event.

@latinbutterfly, the upper midwest is absolutely more prone to them. That is why when one blows through in the Mid Atlantic and NE, it's a big deal. They are ferocious storm fronts. Youtube has an interesting collection of good footage of them.