MESA, AZ — It was nearly a year ago, but the memory is still fresh for Luis Ibarra as we walked through his backyard in Mesa. "We just started hearing the wind pick up and then the crunching of the ...

From a distance, a downburst can look like a torrent of heavy rain. But at ground level, its behavior can be far more destructive. When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally ...

DALLAS — The damaging winds Monday in the Fort Worth Stockyards and Lancaster might have come as a surprise to the rest of North Texas, which, for the most part, saw a sunny, warm July day. But the ...

The National Weather Service in State College says a downburst in Juniata, Perry Counties had estimated peak winds between 100 and 110 miles per hour. The National Weather Service in State College ...

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LADSON, S.C. (WCSC) - Neighbors in a Ladson neighborhood spent much of Tuesday trimming trees, gathering debris and checking on their neighbors after a confirmed downburst went through the area. Ken ...

The strong storm that blew through Marion County on Thursday, downing trees and cutting out power to thousands of customers, was considered a downburst by local emergency management officials.

BRADENTON, Fla. — Two Bradenton communities experienced heavy storm damage as thunderstorms passed through Manatee County Friday afternoon. From roofs to outdoor furniture, it was all tossed from ...

The Chicago area could see widely scattered showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon, with damaging “downburst winds” and quarter-size hail possible. Storms were forming in the western portions of ...

When a severe thunderstorm warning pops up on your phone, lightning and rain aren’t all you should be worrying about. Thunderstorms can produce winds exceeding 100 miles per hour (mph), according to ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally in all directions ...