Fort Worth development helps first responders to contain fires. Open spaces outside the city are most at risk of large blazes.

A winter storm was on a track to sweep through Texas and Louisiana, across the Gulf Coast and deep into Florida, significant ...

Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires less than two weeks after deadly blazes ...

Millions of people across the northern Gulf Coast braced Tuesday for a rare winter storm that’s expected to scatter heavy ...

A rare frigid storm is charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast, blanketing New Orleans and Houston with snow, ...

Katabatic winds? Adiabatic compression? Time for a thermodynamics lesson! The record lack of rain has also made this Santa ...

Katabatic winds? Adiabatic compression? Time for a thermodynamics lesson! The record lack of rain has also made this Santa Ana event different.

Topography matters, too — treeless mountain peaks are typically windier without those trees, or buildings, to slow the winds.

An expert explains what causes extreme winds like the Santa Ana winds in California, and why they create such a dangerous ...

As wildfires continue to rage across Southern California, Texans may wonder if the Lone Star state will experience effects ...

explains what causes extreme winds like this in Southern California, and why they create such a dangerous fire risk. The Santa Ana winds are dry, powerful winds that blow down the mountains toward the ...

We answer frequently asked questions about the weather surrounding the Southern California wildfires, what Texas has in common and how it differs.