Twice this week, a phenomenon known as a microburst has caused wind gusts at an airport to approach or exceed its all-time records. Microbursts, which occur during thunderstorms, are much more common ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Severe thunderstorms produce everything from damaging winds to large and intense hail, and even tornadoes. But did you know that lurking within powerful thunderstorms is a lesser-known ...

These "microbursts" can cause abrupt changes in wind gust speed and direction, creating turbulence that suddenly moves the plane in all directions, both horizontally and vertically. Microburst wind ...

Imagine a tranquil summer afternoon abruptly shattered by a ferocious blast of wind, powerful enough to uproot trees, toss vehicles, and leave a trail of destruction in its wake. This isn't a scene ...

Active morning out there, especially around Shirley. Let me take you to some video that we shot earlier from Sky 5, and what I want to show you here are the trees. You notice that they're all the ones ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A destructive supercell storm tore through the Austin area on Wednesday, leaving behind widespread wind and hail damage, along with flooding caused by extremely high rainfall rates.

On Friday evening May 2nd severe thunderstorms were moving through parts of Central New York. One cluster of severe thunderstorms were moving through the Finger Lakes between 5 and 7:30 PM. At the ...

Wind damage, whether from straight-line winds, a microburst, or a tornado, is impactful. But the damage from straight-line winds and microbursts is often mistaken for a tornado. When a storm does ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — On Saturday, April 5th, a strong thunderstorm barreled through Middle Tennessee. It caused widespread damage from Dickson County, through Nashville, and all the way up to ...

(CNN) — A record-breaking, triple-digit wind gust roared through part of Texas on Tuesday, but it wasn’t from a tornado or a hurricane. An airport weather station in Midland, Texas, recorded a wind ...

Unexpected severe turbulence injured crew and passengers on a Qantas Boeing 737 during descent at Brisbane on May 4, 2024. The subsequent Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation suggested the ...