Twice this week, a phenomenon known as a microburst has caused wind gusts at an airport to approach or exceed its all-time records. Microbursts, which occur during thunderstorms, are much more common ...

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.

As planes took off Monday afternoon at Timmerman Field, the damage left behind from a fast-moving storm was still visible just feet away. A gust of 82 mph was recorded just after 7:25 p.m. Sunday. The ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Two years ago, a Cessna 208 cargo plane crashed on a runway at Salt Lake City International Airport when the pilot encountered a microburst while landing. Radio communication from the ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twice this week, a phenomenon known as a microburst has caused wind gusts at an airport to approach or exceed its all-time records ...

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 ...