It's happened many times in North Texas – a local meteorologist warns about the potential for severe weather, and it never happens. That can be blamed on something called the cap. According to the ...

In these instances, when warm, unstable air underneath the cap breaks through the cap, thunderstorms form very rapidly in the atmosphere and can quickly become severe. Energy has been brewing ...

MADISON, Wis. - The terminology CAP or atmospheric CAP is not new however, the atmospheric CAP plays an important role in every day weather production. If the CAP is strong enough it can limit or ...

Have you ever tried to hold one of those inflatable beach balls under water? It's not easy. That's because a beach ball is buoyant due to the fact that it weighs less than the water it displaces when ...