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

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

What's a "dry microburst associated virga bomb?" I would have guessed it's something my D&D dungeon master would made up ...

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 ...

Microbursts need not be accompanied by a thunderstorm situation. Dry regions like inland Australia often experience these brief, damaging wind gusts below cumulus, small showers, or streaks of virga ...

AND TONY, AS WE SAID, THIS TYPE OF STORM IS CALLED A MICROBURST. YEAH, IT’S JUST BASICALLY A BIG TUBE OF AIR THAT RUSHES DOWN OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF A THUNDERSTORM, AND IT CAN ACT LIKE A TORNADO ...

You’re not imagining things. What you may be seeing is something called virga. To stream WFMY News 2 on your phone, you need the WFMY News 2 app. Virga is precipitation—usually rain or snow ...

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 storms ...

THE WINDS BLOWING TO FROM THE EAST AT ABOUT 30MPH. AS WE TAKE A LOOK, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO SEE THAT GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PUSHING THEIR WAY THROUGH. AND I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU ...

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 ...