Straight-line winds are any thunderstorm winds not associated with rotation, according to the National Severe Storms ...

If you have broken tree limbs, roof damage, or lost power during a thunderstorm, you may think your house was hit by a tornado. But the far more likely culprit is thunderstorm wind damage, often ...

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 ...

A severe, fast-moving thunderstorm with bands of rapidly moving showers and powerful winds left thousands of New Jersey residents without power Thursday night. According to the National Severe Storm ...

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, ...

AccuWeather experts predict a shift in atmospheric patterns will bring fewer tornadoes but significantly higher risks for ...

Damaging straight-line wind from severe thunderstorms across the country account for about half of the billion dollar weather and climate disasters on average in a given year in the United States ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - If you lived here for any amount of time you know thunderstorms happen frequently here, and it’s easy to hear the threat of damaging winds and not take it too seriously.

A strong complex of storms rushed across Illinois, Indiana and Ohio on the night of June 22, causing a number of tornadoes and even more straight-line wind damage. Tornadoes typically catch all the ...

A severe wind event that damaged a farm in Pescadero on Monday was not caused by a tornado, according to the National Weather Service, which conducted a study at the farm. They concluded that straight ...

Dozens of southeast Houston residents were impacted when powerful storms moved through Southeast Texas last weekend. Straight ...