Trees in the interior of a forest have less wind pushing them from the side and more pushing the top around. The snow hasn’t stuck around for very long lately, but the blustering winds remain strong.

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 passing car ...

DENVER (KDVR) — High winds caused many issues across much of the state on Wednesday, from tumbling trampolines and trees knocked down on houses to broken power poles and multiple fires. Wind gusts ...

Powerful winds tore through the New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle on Friday, with gusts approaching 100 mph in some places. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Amarillo said, "Dangerous winds and ...