PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- When there is storm damage, many times people feel it was caused by a tornado. However, not every destructive thunderstorm includes a tornado, yet some of these storms are just as ...

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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 ...

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 ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) -While summertime thunderstorms are a part of life in South Mississippi, they can still cause problems. One of the biggest threats with thunderstorms in the summer time are ...

Unlike winds with a tornado, downburst winds are directed outward from the point where they hit the ground. Dry downbursts are associated with thunderstorms that contain very little rain, while wet ...

Downbursts, which are powerful winds caused by a strong downdraft within a thunderstorm, can be dangerous and cause significant damage. Due to their similarity in appearance to tornadoes and the ...

Normally when 109 is the coldest temperature on your 7 day forecast-- rain might be the farthest thing from your mind. Unless you were at Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport Monday, in which case rain was ...

A downburst is a thunderstorm downdraft that, when it strikes the Earth’s surface, spreads out and produces winds affecting an area greater than 2.5 miles across; if the area is less than that, it is ...