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

A rare 'virga bomb' caused a record 111 mph wind gust in Midland, highlighting the unpredictability of spring weather.

The culprit? A “dry microburst associated virga bomb,” according to the National Weather Service. Record wind gust set at Midland Intl Air and Space Port! Look for another graphic explaining ...

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 ...

The culprit? A “dry microburst associated virga bomb,” according to the National Weather Service. That’s the technical way to say the atmosphere just threw a knockout punch. To explain what ...

Power is out for thousands of Texas customers as severe storms brought tornadoes and high winds to the region.