wind shear
noun
: a radical shift in wind speed and direction that occurs over a very short distance
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However, there is a decent amount of vertical wind shear present Thursday.
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Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 18 June 2026
There has also been a lot of wind shear and dry air over the Gulf and the Caribbean.
—Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Strong vertical wind shear can tear a developing tropical system apart or even prevent it from forming, NOAA says.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 11 June 2026
During the El Niño phase, warm water around the Pacific equator spreads far to the east, typically changing patterns of wind shear to favor tropical cyclone activity in the eastern Pacific and decrease it in the Atlantic.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
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Terry Eliasen, CBS News, 18 June 2026
There has also been a lot of wind shear and dry air over the Gulf and the Caribbean.
—Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Strong vertical wind shear can tear a developing tropical system apart or even prevent it from forming, NOAA says.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 11 June 2026
During the El Niño phase, warm water around the Pacific equator spreads far to the east, typically changing patterns of wind shear to favor tropical cyclone activity in the eastern Pacific and decrease it in the Atlantic.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 June 2026
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“Wind shear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wind%20shear. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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