Part of my role is to identify weather patterns that are either trending or unusual, and one of the most notable features of ...

While winds are part of everyday life, either weak or strong, wind gusts are usually what’s much more memorable. But what’s the difference? Wind gusts are a brief, sudden increase in wind speed that ...

With a gust in Hurricane Melissa setting a record for peak gust measured by a specialized instrument dropped into the eye of a hurricane – 252 mph – you might be wondering what the fastest wind speeds ...

The National Center for Atmospheric Research has confirmed that a 252-mph wind gust was measured in Hurricane Melissa, setting a new record for the highest wind speed reported by a dropsonde - a ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — On April 10, 1996, a powerful Cyclone blew across Barrow Island off the northwestern coast of Australia, setting a world record that still stands nearly three decades later. A ...

High winds pummeled Colorado’s mountains Wednesday evening, causing howling gusts and power outages in some parts of the state. Just how fast was the wind whipping though? On top of one mountain, ...