Many trees are used to wind coming from the same general direction, so both their trunk and roots grow accordingly. When the wind suddenly changes direction, this increases the chance that the tree ...

Blowing snow could prompt power outages and snarl travel across a swath of the nation's northern tier, and it's so cold in the South that iguanas could start falling from trees in Florida as waves ...

Blowing snow could prompt power outages and snarl travel across a swath of the nation's northern tier, and it's so cold in the South that iguanas could start falling from trees in Florida as waves ...

Without leaves, wind can blow through trees and branches easier without drag, meaning less stress on the tree. Even though trees can look dead in the winter, they’re probably just dormant.

Without leaves, wind can blow through trees and branches easier without drag, meaning less stress on the tree. Even though trees can look dead in the winter, they’re probably just dormant.

However, even the strongest trees are not immune to severe winds at a certain strength. “We have seen trees that were in perfect condition just catch the wrong wind and blow over,” Boyer admitted.

Every winter you see them, the few trees who just will not let go of their leaves. Little brown leaves flittering in the frigid wind. Hard as the wind may blow, they hang on and hang on.

BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — A fast-moving storm with strong wind gusts uprooted trees around the Kansas City area Friday afternoon. Wind gusts blow over trees across Kansas City area, one lands on ...