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.
ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR. A SMALL BUT INTENSE STORM CAUSED A PLANE TO FLIP OVER AT TIMMERMAN AIRPORT IN MILWAUKEE SUNDAY NIGHT. WEATHERWATCH 12 METEOROLOGIST GINO RECCHIA EXPLAINS THE WEATHER PHENOMENON ...
Whenever a thunderstorm produces damaging winds, many people immediately assume that a tornado is responsible. However, the culprit is usually less exotic, but often just as destructive. Strong ...
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 ...
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 ...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Have you ever been driving and noticed a thunderstorm pouring in just one spot, while it’s completely dry everywhere else? Odds are, we all have -- as localized ...
PHOENIX - Various parts of the Valley are cleaning up once again, after a severe storm moved across the Phoenix area on Oct. 13. The storm managed to cause some damage, with officials with the ...
June 2nd and 3rd of 2025 saw two damaging microbursts take place across West Texas, causing extensive damage with little to no warning. So what happened? First off, let's go into detail about what a ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. A microburst is one of the smallest -- and most deadly -- kinds of storms; and before the technology for detection was invented, they were nearly ...
Kansas City was hit by intense thunderstorms Tuesday, causing tree damage and power outages around the metro. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued Tuesday morning as heavy rain and strong winds ...
The National Weather Service is investigating whether a damaging microburst touched down in the Boston area and parts of Central Mass. Sunday night, ripping siding off homes and downing numerous trees ...