A triple-digit wind gust roared through part of Texas on Tuesday, but it wasn’t from a tornado or a hurricane.

Earlier this week, a weather phenomenon near Midland produced the area's first triple-digit wind gust in almost 100 years.

Midland International Airport in West Texas reported wind gusting to 111 mph Tuesday evening. Scattered thunderstorms were in ...

A virga bomb in West Texas produced wind gusts stronger than 100 mph in Midland and Odessa on Tuesday night. Here’s what ...

A "Virga Bomb" is a dry microburst that happens when heavy rain from a thunderstorm falls into very dry air, forcing it to evaporate before reaching the ground. When that happens, the air cools down ...

Both of these are likely cases of virga—one of those fun weather terms that describes a distinct lack of anything happening. DON'T MISS: The technology that can spot hidden tornadoes lurking in ...