One of the staple terms meteorologists mention frequently when discussing the possibility for tropical development is wind shear. But what is wind shear? And what does it have to do with tropical ...
Weather forecasters talk about wind shear a lot during hurricane season, but what exactly is it? I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that pays close attention to the Atlantic ...
I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that pays close attention to the Atlantic hurricane season. Here’s a quick look at one of the key forces that can determine whether a ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Wind shear is a term that comes up often when tracking tropical storms and hurricanes but it’s not a readily-understood term. Wind shear refers to varying wind directions with ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Earlier today, the 10 Tampa Bay Weather Team was tracking a new tropical wave in the tropical Atlantic. The area of stormy weather was only given a 10 percent chance of further ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Wind shear is brought up often during tropical forecasting because it can make or break a storm. It's one of the most critical factors when talking about the formation or ...
Good for us, bad for tropical systems (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.) We’ve gotten so used to seeing storms quickly spin up in the ...
Whenever thunderstorms are in the forecast, meteorologists are always looking to see if there will be any wind shear present, and if so, just how much. Wind shear is the measurement of the difference ...
Tropical Depression Omar is one stubborn storm. Since it developed early in the week, it was being affected by wind shear. That wind shear has not let up by the week's end, and NASA satellite imagery ...