HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — It’s Severe Weather Awareness Week in Alabama, and The Weather Authority has been bringing you information on the different types of severe weather. Downbursts are a type of ...

Downbursts, a specific type of strong, potentially damaging winds from thunderstorms, continue to be a challenge for forecasters, especially when storms are disorganized and short-lived. Common during ...

This above is an example of a downburst. You may remember in the last weather wonders that this can happen as a result of virga, which is rain or snow that does not hit the ground. This week, we are ...

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Severe weather brings along the risk of straight line winds, tornadoes and downbursts. What are the differences between them? As the remnants of Debby approach, it brings along with it the threat of ...

The sky turned pitch black and the wind was roaring. Massive trees were uprooted. Utility poles were snapped. And three people were killed when toppled trees crushed cars in two New Jersey towns. Even ...

Houston, we have a problem. The ‘Space City’ boasts 50 buildings over 150 meters tall. These were designed to withstand hurricanes, to which Texas is prone. But on May 16th, 2024, a derecho – a wide, ...