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 ...

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 ...

Severe storms Sunday evening brought down several trees across the area. Viewers reached out to WRAL News when a storm blew through Willow Spring and adjacent areas on the Wake-Johnston County lines.

A microburst caused estimated 70 mph winds in the Suitland-Temple Hill community of Prince Georges county Friday evening. In an instant, residents report hearing loud winds like a freight train -- and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The National Weather Service has confirmed Friday’s thunderstorm that caused widespread damage in Cleveland’s eastern suburbs included a microburst. Radar data shows wind speeds ...

Summertime aviation's greatest weather threat is not thunderstorms, but rather convection, encompassing both shallow and deep moist convection, with the latter posing significant danger. Rain showers, ...

June 20, 2024 was day three of an particularly high end intense heat wave with afternoon temperatures ranging from the lower to mid 90s coupled with dewpoints in the upper 60s to low 70s. The combined ...

Another day with spotty showers and storms, some of which have produced locally torrential rainfall while nearby locations have received very little. Also, additional microbursts associated with those ...

Storms are common around Tampa Bay but some of them can be a bit feisty with strong winds. Some storms can cause damaging straight line winds and it happens when a storm produces a downburst. This ...