wind shear
noun
: a radical shift in wind speed and direction that occurs over a very short distance
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The cockpit’s Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics suite includes synthetic vision guidance that overlays 3-D terrain data, a head-up Display for flight data, predictive wind shear detection, and vertical weather radar.
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 May 2025
This kind of wind feature helps create vertical wind shear and lift, two ingredients that support severe thunderstorm development and tornadoes.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Forecasters expected the intense period of violent weather, with daytime heating combining with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming into the nation's midsection from the Gulf.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Forecasts for weak wind shear Hurricanes need towering cloud tops to build the heat machines that make the most powerful storms.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 19 May 2025
This kind of wind feature helps create vertical wind shear and lift, two ingredients that support severe thunderstorm development and tornadoes.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Forecasters expected the intense period of violent weather, with daytime heating combining with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shear and abundant moisture streaming into the nation's midsection from the Gulf.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2025
Forecasts for weak wind shear Hurricanes need towering cloud tops to build the heat machines that make the most powerful storms.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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“Wind shear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20shear. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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