Wind is one of the most common weather conditions. Normally it's nothing to worry about, but when it reaches high speeds it can be extremely devastating. Damaging wind from thunderstorms is much more ...

This week's Climate Chronicles question come from Becky in York, Maine.

These trees were felled by straight-line winds in Minnesota in 2011. (Credit: Stacy Hopke/Burnett County Sheriff's Department) During severe weather outbreaks, strong storms can bring heavy rain, ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — This spring weather season has been tumultuous at best in the Triad but thankfully not as severe as that of the previous few years. In April 2018, an EF-2 tornado touched down in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A severe, fast-moving thunderstorm with bands of rapidly moving showers and powerful winds left thousands of New Jersey residents ...

WEST MICHIGAN — Can straight line winds produce just as much damage as a tornado? The simple answer is yes. When severe thunderstorms rip through West Michigan, they can produce damage in the form of ...

A powerful windstorm brought widespread damage to the Coastal Bend last week, and both during the event and afterward, meteorologists termed the winds as "straight-line." What does that mean? CORPUS ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Springtime in Michigan can come with strange and severe weather. This weekend was just an example of that. While Mid-Michigan saw warmer temperatures and several severe storms, ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — We’re not a stranger to thunderstorms here in West Michigan. A common mindset is if there’s no tornado it is not a big deal. Just because a storm is ruled ‘non-tornadic,’ it does ...

Beltrami County has declared a state of emergency after straight-line winds clocked at over 100 mph caused a swath of damage over the weekend. According to a county spokesperson, “millions” of trees ...