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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Weather forecasters talk about wind shear a lot during hurricane season, but what exactly is it? I teach meteorology at Georgia ...

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 ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With tropical systems we often talk about the impacts of wind shear. Enough of it and a storm can be ripped apart and weaken blowing the top away from the low portion of a storm.

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 ...

Imagine trying to build a tower of cards in a wind tunnel. No matter how strong the foundation, the upper layers won’t stand a chance. That’s what wind shear does to a developing storm. Wind shear ...

As Hurricane Milton hurdles toward Florida's west coast, there are several major atmospheric factors that are changing its structure and impact ahead of landfall. The most notable: wind shear. Milton, ...

Zachary Handlos receives funding from the National Science Foundation. He is affiliated with the American Meteorological Society. I teach meteorology at Georgia Tech, in a part of the country that ...