Every thunderstorm follows a kind of life cycle. It begins with warm, moist air rising into the sky, forming towering clouds that continue to build upward. This is the beginning stage, when the storm ...

The National Weather Service is investigating whether a damaging microburst touched down in the Boston area and parts of Central Mass. Sunday night, ripping siding off homes and downing numerous trees ...

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 ...

Kansas City was hit by intense thunderstorms Tuesday, causing tree damage and power outages around the metro. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued Tuesday morning as heavy rain and strong winds ...

Whenever a thunderstorm produces damaging winds, many people immediately assume that a tornado is responsible. However, the culprit is usually less exotic, but often just as destructive. Strong ...

REPORTING LIVE IN OSSIPEE TONIGHT I’M MIKE MOSES, WMUR NEWS NINE. TONIGHT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS CONFIRMING THAT A MICROBURST IS TO BLAME FOR THIS DAMAGE. AND SANBORN CREWS ARE WORKING TO ...