Microbursts as a “localized column of sinking air” that occurs within a thunderstorm and is “usually less than or equal to ...
"We saw rainfall upwards of half an inch in 10 to 15 minutes," a National Weather Service meteorologist told The Arizona ...
Good for us, bad for tropical systems (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) We’ve gotten so used to seeing storms quickly spin up in the ...
Imagine trying to build a tower of cards in a wind tunnel. No matter how strong the foundation, the upper layers won’t stand a chance. That’s what wind shear does to a developing storm. Wind shear ...
The accident involving a Delta Air Lines Lockheed Tristar in 1985 taught the world a great deal about microbursts and ...
It’s hurricane season, and something we watch very closely is wind shear. It’s essentially a change in wind speed or direction as you go higher up in the atmosphere, and it can be a hurricane’s worst ...
Wind shear, characterised by abrupt changes in wind speed or direction, poses a significant threat during the critical phases of aircraft take-off and landing. Recent advances in meteorological ...
Tropical Storm Lorenzo remains poorly organized over the central Atlantic even as it battles storm-hindering wind shear. Lorenzo is forecast to move northwest then north across the Atlantic, according ...
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) -For the second day in a row, powerful storms rocked Myrtle Beach International Airport. A line of storms pushing through Horry County Thursday night intensified while ...