microburst
Example Sentences
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Her cabin was damaged not by the July 14 storm, but by a subsequent microburst 10 days later that ripped through Wonder Valley, an unincorporated community on the outskirts of Twentynine Palms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
Even a brief microburst can strip leaves from branches or send a dead limb crashing onto your property.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2021
“This was not a microburst — just a broad straight-line wind event that swept over a huge area,” Grigsby said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2021
In Santa Barbara, the volatile weather resulted in a rare microburst, which involves a shaft of cold air plunging to the earth and fanning out in all directions.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2017
The weather service said a microburst of straight-line winds caused most of the damage in a larger area in town north and west of the tornado.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 29, 2014
