Wind gusts are brief bursts of stronger wind caused by atmospheric turbulence and mixing, and they’re often mistaken for ...

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 incredible 252 mph peak wind gust measured in Hurricane Melissa as it approached Jamaica was verified this week. That wind gust is now officially the highest wind speed ever recorded by the ...

Hurricane Melissa's wind gusts reached a record-breaking speed shortly before the storm made landfall in the Caribbean last month, according to data recorded during the deadly event. The data was ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Western South Dakota, particularly Rapid City, is no stranger to high winds, said KELOLAND meteorologist Scot Mundt. So, it may not be surprising that the National Weather ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For the second time this week, Colorado’s Front Range is bracing for wind gusts so strong Friday that Xcel Energy has disrupted households, businesses and ...

Delta is the focus of an updated high wind warning released at 1:33 p.m. on Tuesday by the National Weather Service. The warning is valid from 4 p.m. until Thursday Dec. 25, at 4 p.m. “South winds 25 ...