Long-term weather records show June and July are America's most active months for damaging thunderstorm winds, which sometimes include widespread, destructive damaging-wind events called derechos.

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A slight chance for thunderstorms Monday afternoon into the early evening for portions of SW Idaho, including the Treasure Valley and the West Central Mountains. These storms may produce graupel ...