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 ...

A thunderstorm can produce destructive wind without forming a tornado. In a downburst, a concentrated current of sinking air strikes the ground and spreads outward with enough force to topple trees, ...

MANHEIM, Pa. (WHTM) — The National Weather Service said a downburst caused widespread damage in part of Lancaster County during a wave of severe storms last weekend. The storm moved through Manheim ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Was it a tornado that moved through the Kansas City metro early Monday? The powerful early-morning thunderstorm that knocked down ...

A downburst during a storm late Monday afternoon left first responders busy around the Ligonier area as trees and utility poles were toppled. National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Brudy said a ...

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COCOA, Fla. — Cocoa residents began cleaning up their front yards after a storm swept through Brevard County. Officials say neighborhoods close to the I-95/State Road 520 interchange, such as Cocoa's ...