When severe weather strikes, one of the most destructive things wind can do, other than form a tornado, is create what is known as a "microburst." "Microbursts can cause extensive damage at the ...

Wind damage, whether from straight-line winds, a microburst, or a tornado, is impactful. But the damage from straight-line winds and microbursts is often mistaken for a tornado. When a storm does ...

Downburst is a term that describes a strong wind event caused by a downdraft within a thunderstorm. These powerful winds develop when precipitation falls through dry air, leading to a rapid ...

Severe storms Sunday evening brought down several trees across the area. Viewers reached out to WRAL News when a storm blew through Willow Spring and adjacent areas on the Wake-Johnston County lines.

It all starts with the development of a thunderstorm and the water droplets/hailstones being suspended within the updraft. When the updrafts weaken, it is no longer capable of holding the large core ...

Storms are common around Tampa Bay but some of them can be a bit feisty with strong winds. Some storms can cause damaging straight line winds and it happens when a storm produces a downburst. This ...

Another day with spotty showers and storms, some of which have produced locally torrential rainfall while nearby locations have received very little. Also, additional microbursts associated with those ...

Meteorologist Kristen Currie goes in-depth on three of the most notable weather events of 2025 and the lessons learned.

June 2nd and 3rd of 2025 saw two damaging microbursts take place across West Texas, causing extensive damage with little to no warning. So what happened? First off, let's go into detail about what a ...

A microburst is a small damaging windstorm in which a column of sinking air (downdraft) descends from the core of a thunderstorm and plummets earthward, creating an outflow of high-speed winds. If the ...