More than a week after a fast-moving storm tore through Austin, meteorologists have confirmed that a microburst was behind much of the destruction.

MOLINE, Ill. — Severe thunderstorms produce everything from damaging winds to large and intense hail, and even tornadoes. But did you know that lurking within powerful thunderstorms is a lesser-known ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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. Damaging thunderstorms roared to life across Texas late Tuesday afternoon. - CIRA/RAMMB/NOAA A record-breaking, triple-digit wind ...

The National Weather Service is investigating whether a damaging microburst touched down in the Boston area and parts of Central Mass. Sunday night, ripping siding off homes and downing numerous trees ...

After a drier and hotter than usual trend hit Arizona mid-summer, the state has been getting a wetter end to the monsoon with thunderstorms, hail, strong winds and heavy downpours — as well as ...

The whole reason we got into learning about microbursts was because of a specific type of them that can be caused by virga and those are called “dry microbursts.” The only real difference between dry ...