One year after a devastating windstorm shook the Petronila community, residents are reflecting on the night when ...

PORTLAND (WGME) --Tornadoes get the headlines, but straight-line winds cause most of the damage. In fact, wind damage from thunderstorms is far more common than damage from tornadoes. This week's ...

Spring temperatures have graced D-FW in recent weeks, but as we head into some of the rainiest months, storms may quickly follow. In North Texas, thunderstorms and tornadoes are most common from March ...

Tornadic winds rotate and typically leave behind a narrow, concentrated path of damage, often with debris scattered in ...

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 ...

After a powerful storm tears through a community, a few big questions often follow: Was it really a tornado? And if so, how strong was it? That answer doesn’t come instantly. Instead, meteorologists ...

Storm damage in Iowa City wasn’t caused by a tornado. Officials say straight-line winds were responsible for downed trees and power outages.

With ferocious straight-line winds over a wide swath of area, this type of severe thunderstorm can be one of the most ...

The National Weather Service has determined what caused a roof to be ripped off a business in Gaffney, South Carolina, Monday morning.On Monday, March 16, a line of severe thunderstorms moved through ...

WARMINSTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Straight-line winds caused damage in Warminster and Warrington, with estimated wind gusts of 110 mph, according to the National Weather Service. On Friday afternoon, ...