Earlier this week, a weather phenomenon near Midland produced the area's first triple-digit wind gust in almost 100 years.

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

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

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 ...

Numerous chasers across the Lone Star State reported shattered windows and busted headlights as a barrage of large, ...

The wind gust shattered the previous record by nearly 20 mph and reached speeds equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane.

THE WINDS BLOWING TO FROM THE EAST AT ABOUT 30MPH. AS WE TAKE A LOOK, WE ARE ALSO GOING TO SEE THAT GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE PUSHING THEIR WAY THROUGH. AND I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU ...

You’re not imagining things. What you may be seeing is something called virga. To stream WFMY News 2 on your phone, you need the WFMY News 2 app. Virga is precipitation—usually rain or snow ...