From a distance, a downburst can look like a torrent of heavy rain. But at ground level, its behavior can be far more destructive. When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally ...

Here’s a little video Stormfront could appreciate—if she had a soul: It’s a time-lapse clip of a “wet downburst” blowing through Lake Millstatt in Austria. And while the sight is undoubtedly sublime, ...

DALLAS — The damaging winds Monday in the Fort Worth Stockyards and Lancaster might have come as a surprise to the rest of North Texas, which, for the most part, saw a sunny, warm July day. But the ...

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