Residents of a small Islamorada neighborhood, only a few streets wide, were awoken late Sunday night to a sudden force of wind and rain so strong, many assumed it was a tornado. But the strange ...

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 ...

In about 15 minutes, Tempe recorded nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain. A supercell thunderstorm forms when wind speed and direction change with height, a phenomenon called wind shear.

Thunderstorms create enough hazards on their own, such as lightning, hail and tornadoes - however, microbursts can be just as hazardous. Microbursts are very localized, but significant. It is a ...

Many people are familiar with the term “straight-line winds”, but do you know what causes them? The answer is a “Microburst.” A microburst is a column of rapidly sinking air within a thunderstorm that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Meteorologist Kristen Currie goes in-depth on three of the most notable weather events of 2025 and the lessons learned.