For example, hurricanes thrive in low wind shear environments because it allows warm, moist air to rise uninterrupted, feeding the storm's development. Conversely, thunderstorms benefit from the ...

While C.A.P.E. provides the energy, wind shear is essential for storm organization and rotation. Wind shear refers to the change in wind speed and direction at different altitudes. There are two main ...

Wind shear is the measurement of the difference in wind direction and speed over a short distance in the atmosphere. Wind ...

A Wind Advisory has been issued for the region until 1 a.m. for gusts up to 50 mph. Storms will arrive tonight, bringing the ...

There should be a break in storms for a few hours late afternoon into early evening, but high-resolution modeling suggests a ...

Meteorologists have gotten a lot better at forecasting the conditions that make tornadoes more likely. But predicting exactly which thunderstorms will produce a tornado and when is harder, and that’s ...

Just yesterday we talked about C.A.P.E. ( Convective, Available, Potential, Energy) and how it's one of many ingredients needed to make storms happen. Cape is basically the energy for the storms, or ...

Damaging winds and even the possibility of a brief, spin-up tornado will be the threats. Timing will be very important.