On Monday afternoon, a microbust, or supercell thunderstorm, hit south Tempe. Over the next hour, it quickly traveled north throughout the Phoenix metro area and strengthened, bringing intense rain, ...

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In about 15 minutes, Tempe recorded nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain. A supercell thunderstorm forms when wind speed and direction change with height, a phenomenon called wind shear.

For millions of Aussies it’s been a week of extreme weather, with wild storms, damaging winds and sweltering temperatures sweeping over southern and southeastern Australia. And as we edge closer to ...