Examples of wind shear in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is in part due to conducive environmental conditions, including low wind shear, as well as well-above-normal sea-surface temperatures closer to the coasts, especially along the Gulf. — Melissa Griffin, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2021 Major hurricanes are statistically most likely to occur in late August, September and early October as a result of favorable weather conditions, including low wind shear, high atmospheric moisture and warmer ocean and air temperatures. — Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021 Ida was currently experiencing some moderate upper-level wind shear, disrupting its circulation. — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2021 In calling for a stronger storm, the forecast cited the likelihood of low wind shear, the high-altitude cross winds that can disrupt the structure of tropical storms. — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Aug. 2021 The storms have formed despite limited wind shear, the increase in wind speed (and at times, direction) with altitude which help sustain storms by tilting their updrafts. — Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021 When thunderstorms begin to form, wind shear, where winds of different directions and altitudes interact, can make the air spin on a horizontal axis. — USA Today, 17 June 2021 The storm also had plenty of moisture and very little wind shear to stop it. — Stacy Morford, Scientific American, 30 Aug. 2021 System-killing factors such as dry wind or upper atmosphere wind shear are less in play, said Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Maureen McCann. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Aug. 2021

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