The National Weather Service has preliminarily classified overnight storms from the Upper Plains to the Midwest as a derecho. The term describes a long-lived line of storms with extreme winds.

A destructive derecho tore across portions of the Plains and Midwest on Monday night and Tuesday morning, and more severe weather is on the way. FOX Weather Meteorologists Stephen Morgan and Marissa Torres have the latest on.

A fierce and long-lasting line of severe thunderstorms called a derecho is likely to tear across the Northern Plains on Monday, causing damage to trees, structures and knocking out power. Storms tracking with the clockwise flow on the northern rim of a heat dome that's bringing another bout of sweltering temperatures to the central U.

A powerful line of storms moved through the Upper Midwest Monday night into Tuesday. The Storm Prediction Center will make the final determination if the system

One severe thunderstorm is capable of producing strong winds. But when they team up in summer, they can produce widespread wind damage and power outages for hundreds of miles. These are called derechos.