Derechos are long-lived storms that cause extreme wind damage, sometimes lasting eight hours and traveling hundreds of miles.

Let's talk about tornadoes as we fortunately continue to find ourselves in a hurricane season quiet moment entering the final ...

Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit eastern South Dakota in the late afternoon July 28, potentially bringing hurricane-force winds to the region.

Meteorologist Kerry Cooper warns that the east side of a hurricane, known as the dirty side, experiences the highest winds ...

Why hurricane wind speeds don't tell the full story Tropical systems begin as tropical depressions, which are areas of low pressure with wind speeds of up to 38 miles per hour. When those winds ...

Storm shelters play a vital role in keeping people safe during a tornado in tornado- and hurricane-prone areas where high ...

Hurricane Beryl in July 2024 is an example of this. After making landfall in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 2, it weakened to a tropical storm once it reached the Gulf of Mexico.

Hurricanes are ranked in terms of strength by two key measurements; their maximum sustained wind speed, and their minimum ...

Whidden recounted how he sought shelter in his shed during the storm. He only realized the extent of the damage afterward. "My neighbor called me that lives behind me here and he said that was a ...