By Sophia Rosenbaum, Staff Writer, NBC News. A storm system brewing over the Midwest threatened tens of millions of people Wednesday with heavy rain, hail and perhaps even a derecho — a rare, explosive wind pattern that forecasters compare to theCity Desk is Washington City Paper's blog about D.C. news, politics, media, the arts, and more.By Sophia Rosenbaum, Staff Writer, NBC News. A large, sloppy storm system brewing in the Midwest on Wednesday threatens to spawn thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and even the chance for a rare, powerful derecho. “We've got a couple of rough daysMeteorologists are tracking a so-called derecho weather pattern in the Midwest that could spawn severe windstorms in major metropolitan areas with gusts as strong as 100 mph.Storm systems brewing over the upper Mississippi Valley late Wednesday afternoon may spawn the season's first so-called "derecho" storm stretching about 400 miles in length, said meteorologists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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