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What is a ‘virga bomb,’ which blasted a Texas town with 111 mph winds?
Midland International Airport in West Texas reported wind gusting to 111 mph Tuesday evening. Scattered thunderstorms were in ...
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Exoplanet WASP-127b - Extreme Supersonic Winds
The CRIRES+ instrument on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) has been used to measure the ...
Wildfires expected to burn up to 9 million acres in US this year. Will tropics help Florida?
AccuWeather is predicting 7 million to 9 million acres to burn across the U.S. this year, which is more than the historical ...
'Big-time severe weather setup': Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin could be in the bullseye
Monday, April 28 is being closely monitored for what the National Weather Service is calling an increasing severe weather ...
WATCH: ‘Virga bomb’ produces 111-mph wind gust, snaps power poles like twigs in West Texas
A virga bomb in West Texas produced wind gusts stronger than 100 mph in Midland and Odessa on Tuesday night. Here’s what ...
'Savage winds': Extreme weather set to lash Australia's west coast triggers warnings, as rest of nation braces for soaking
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for Western Australia, with the state expected to be lashed ...
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ABC-7 Weather – Great weather ahead; some winds later week
The weather will be nice most of this week. I don't expect any extreme winds to cause much blowing dust and sand. Temperatures this week will be in the mid and upper 80s. The winds will pick up a bit ...
A rare virga bomb just shattered a wind record in Texas. Here’s what it is
A triple-digit wind gust roared through part of Texas on Tuesday, but it wasn’t from a tornado or a hurricane.