Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A downburst blasts Bangkok, Thailand, in 2017. Natapat Ariyamongkol/iStock/Getty Images Plus ...

Downburst winds happen as rain-cooled air from a collapsing thunderstorm hits the ground and spreads out fiercely in all directions. Unlike a tornado or dust devil, downburst winds do not rotate. They ...

WASHINGTON — Strong storms Monday have officials warning of dangerous conditions across the D.C. region. Damaging wind is the biggest threat from the storms expected until 10 p.m. Widespread gusts ...

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The National Weather Service said that a downburst is a strong, downward-moving current of air known as a downdraft that leads to damaging winds on or near the ground. Microburst and macroburst ...

ST. LOUIS – They hit fast, and they can hit hard. Pop-up storms, sometimes called “pulse storms,” can unleash powerful downburst winds with little if any advance warning. They’ve been a common theme ...

When a severe thunderstorm warning pops up on your phone, lightning and rain aren’t all you should be worrying about. Thunderstorms can produce winds exceeding 100 miles per hour (mph), according to ...

MESA, AZ — It was nearly a year ago, but the memory is still fresh for Luis Ibarra as we walked through his backyard in Mesa. "We just started hearing the wind pick up and then the crunching of the ...

BEAVER, Pa. (KDKA) - A strong downburst hit Beaver County over the weekend, leaving a mess for some people. The National Weather Service said a downburst hit the Harmony Township and Ambridge area.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally in all directions ...