A record-breaking, triple-digit wind gust roared through part of Texas on Tuesday, but it wasn’t from a tornado or a hurricane. An airport weather station in Midland, Texas, recorded a wind gust of ...

You'd imagine that wind turbines would be seriously at risk of extreme weather, but they generally get through storms fine.

These "microbursts" can cause abrupt changes in wind gust speed and direction, creating turbulence that suddenly moves the plane in all directions, both horizontally and vertically. Microburst wind ...

A staggering new observation of Hurricane Melissa was confirmed this week: As the powerful storm was preparing to hit Jamaica in late October, a dropsonde — a probe launched out of the belly of a ...

The incredible 252 mph peak wind gust measured in Hurricane Melissa as it approached Jamaica was verified this week. That wind gust is now officially the highest wind speed ever recorded by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Powerful wind gusts destroy outbuildings in Ree Heights, South Dakota, on Monday June 29, 2026. The Hyde County, South Dakota, ...

A line of severe thunderstorms tore across northern Illinois on June 10, 2026, producing a 94 mph wind gust that flattened structures and snapped trees in and around Albion. The National Weather ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Western Washington will have seasonable temperatures for the Fourth of July, although high wind gusts could impact fireworks shows ...

Unexpected severe turbulence injured crew and passengers on a Qantas Boeing 737 during descent at Brisbane on May 4 2024. The subsequent Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation suggested the ...