CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - You may have heard this term before and if you’re wondering what it means, then this article is for you! In short, there’s both directional wind shear and speed wind shear.

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We often hear this term when weather is blamed for a plane crash. By definition, a wind shear is any change in wind direction and or speed either horizontally or upward. Typically some wind shear is ...

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Weather is a fickle thing. When a storm system comes in, some places get creamed and others practically untouched. Such was the case for Lexington early Thursday morning. While the area around the ...