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 ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama, and The Weather Authority has been bringing you ...

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. During the storm, ...

A microburst severely damaged parts of Tempe last week, displacing dozens of residents, specifically near Mill Avenue. Many residents were left without power, water, or gas for days, making basic ...

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 ...

Damage left behind from Wednesday night's storms was caused by a microburst, according to the National Weather Service.What is a microburst? A microburst is a localized column of sinking air within 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful supercell thunderstorm, which triggered a microburst in Tempe, dropped heavy rain across the East Valley Oct. 13, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A microburst associated with a supercell thunderstorm moved through Austin on Wednesday, May 28. The National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio surveyed the damage from the storm ...

GRANT, Ala. (WHNT) — A severe line of storms pushed through the region Friday afternoon producing significant damage in the Grant community. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Huntsville traveled ...

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 ...