Outflow boundaries, also known as gust fronts, are mesoscale cold fronts generated by cold, dense air from thunderstorm downdrafts spreading outward, often appearing as a tan dashed line on surface ...

In this Weather Wednesday, we explain the science behind the push of cooler air you may notice ahead of an incoming storm.

If you look carefully at the radar graphic (above) from the day of the duck boat tragedy, you will see a line of deeper blue radar returns just ahead of the main storm complex. This is an outflow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (COLORADO) — With afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the forecast, it’s a good time to talk about a smaller-scale weather ...

Numerous tornadoes touched down across the Chicago area on Wednesday, and according to the NBC 5 Storm Team, a specific weather phenomenon was at least partly to blame. That phenomenon is known as an ...

If you checked the WRAL Weather app Sunday afternoon and evening, you may have noticed a ring surrounding some of the storms. I broke this down on my social media platforms. Other WRAL Top Stories ...

Summer-like pop-up thunderstorms can produce outflow boundaries, which can be picked up by radar. This one is from Tuesday's storms. (National Weather Service) As storms pop up across Alabama in this ...

HOUSTON — To understand outflow boundaries we need to first dive into the lifecycle of a thunderstorm. Stage 1: A thunderstorm builds. Warm, moist air is forced to rise either from daytime heating ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Have you heard of the term outflow boundary? It's a feature of a thunderstorm that we can see on Live Doppler 7 Max Radar, most often in the summer. On a radar image, you can see the ...

This week’s weather question we are breaking down what is an outflow boundary and explain how they form. The American Meteorological Society defines an outflow boundary as a surface boundary formed by ...