AUSTIN, Texas — A destructive supercell storm tore through the Austin area on Wednesday, leaving behind widespread wind and hail damage, along with flooding caused by extremely high rainfall rates.

The National Weather Service is looking into whether Stratford’s storm damage Wednesday evening was caused by a microburst. “It went from like 0 to 60 mph in under 60 seconds,” said Larry Ciccarelli, ...

A destructive supercell storm tore through the Austin area on Wednesday, leaving behind widespread wind and hail damage, along with flooding caused by extremely high rainfall rates. During the storm, ...

The collapsing of a storm can result in a localized area of strong straight-line winds. This phenomena is called a microburst.

Damage left behind from Wednesday night's storms was caused by a microburst, according to the National Weather Service.What is a microburst? A microburst is a localized column of sinking air within a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A powerful supercell thunderstorm, which triggered a microburst in Tempe, dropped heavy rain across the East Valley Oct. 13, ...

Whenever a thunderstorm produces damaging winds, many people immediately assume that a tornado is responsible. However, the culprit is usually less exotic, but often just as destructive. Strong ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Energy has released new data on the impact of the microburst storm last month, which left tens of thousands of customers without power due to widespread wind and hail damage.

The National Weather Service in Boston has determined that strong microbursts touched down in Beverly and near Springfield in Belchertown as a line of thunderstorms swept through New England Sunday ...

GRANT, Ala. (WHNT) — A severe line of storms pushed through the region Friday afternoon producing significant damage in the Grant community. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Huntsville traveled ...