Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A downburst blasts Bangkok, Thailand, in 2017. Natapat Ariyamongkol/iStock/Getty Images Plus ...

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Pop-up thunderstorms are a regular occurrence this time of year, and they can be heavy. Recently, several rounds of isolated thunderstorms have produced high wind gusts that led to damage in some ...

Summer is the season when our storms transition from rotating tornado threats to slow-moving downpours with localized strong winds known as downbursts. A downburst is simply a concentrated area of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally in all directions ...