MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Tuesday we had a strong gust front pass through our area that branched from the leading edge of a cold front. It was fascinating to see in the sky and left many individuals ...

Convective outflow boundaries (gust fronts) are formed by cold air descending from thunderstorms, creating a mesoscale cold front. Pilots should avoid gust fronts moving ahead of the convection, as ...

MIKE MOSS SAYS: Blake, A microburst in general is a strong wind that occurs due to downdrafts in a thunderstorm striking the ground and spreading outward at speed sufficient to cause damage or ...

The word invokes just as much trepidation as "hurricane" or "tornado" to those who know the power of a derecho, but what's behind this uncommon form of severe weather? A derecho is defined as a ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — March 20 through March 26 is Severe Weather Awareness week in West Michigan. Here at Storm Team 8 we are taking some time to talk about strong to severe storms, outline ...

Answer: When looking at the surface analysis chart issued every three hours by meteorologists at the Weather Prediction Center (WPC), you may have seen a tan dashed line with a label “OUTFLOW BNDRY” ...

Scott's Note: I'm taking a few days off this week so here is an "In case you missed it" blog, originally posted on June 14, 2011. Enjoy! It takes some of the better sports cars out there about 5-7 ...

If you look carefully at the radar graphic (above) from the day of the duck boat tragedy, you will see a line of deeper blue radar returns just ahead of the main storm complex. This is an outflow ...

An atmospheric river is moving through western Washington and expected to dump 1-3 inches of rain. by Scott Sistek | KOMONews.com Meteorologist TOPICS: SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- A swarm of bats heading ...

A gust front is the leading edge of the downdraft from a thunderstorm. This is where cool air rushes down and out of a thunderstorm. There are two main reasons why the air flows out of some ...