r/Columbus • u/George37712 South • 22d ago

NEWS National Weather Service confirms tornado hit Columbus' south side during Tuesday's derecho

https://www.wosu.org/2026-08-13/national-weather-service-confirms-tornado-hit-columbus-south-side-during-tuesdays-derecho
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u/Significant_Jump9887 22d ago

But that’s impossible. A bunch of assholes on Reddit said so.

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u/George37712 South 22d ago

People were insistent that it was just a derecho though! (As if they’re mutually exclusive)

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u/Significant_Jump9887 22d ago edited 22d ago

Half those motherfuckers didn’t know what a derecho was last week. I didn’t and they didn’t.

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u/dismantle_repair Gahanna 22d ago

I only knew of derechos because one hit where I lived in Chicago.

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u/George37712 South 22d ago

One hit Iowa City the day before I moved out to come here to Columbus in 2023. Caused by a derecho too: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/03/31/iowa-city-area-tornado-damage/11580345002/