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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A winter storm battering Michigan has produced winds nearly strong enough to be considered hurricane strength. From Sunday, Dec.

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 ...

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 ...

Update, 11 a.m. Monday: Chugach Electric Association was reporting just under 1,000 customers still affected by outages. Update, 6:20 a.m. Monday: Aurora Elementary on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson ...

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 ...

A winter storm battering Michigan has produced winds nearly strong enough to be considered hurricane strength. From Sunday, Dec. 28, to Monday, Dec. 29, Michigan residents have seen gale-force winds ...