microburst

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Even a brief microburst can strip leaves from branches or send a dead limb crashing onto your property.

From Washington Post

Unpredictable conditions have become part of life for Julie Kroll of Camp Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp and Retreat Center in Fort Valley, Va. She has studied the probable effects of climate change on her facilities, and her best-case scenario involved taking expensive measures that included installing air-conditioning, increasing insulation, and replacing windows to combat an increase in weather extremes including flooding, snowstorms, microburst storms and derechos.“We are already seeing all of the ‘best-case’ impacts now and I expect all to continue to worsen,” she wrote in an email.

From New York Times

In Penn Yan, N.Y., four people sustained minor injuries when a large structure under construction toppled due to strong winds and what some guessed was a microburst, though it could not be confirmed.

From Fox News

The climate change exchange represented a rare microburst of policy discussion from Trump in a loud, nerve-abrading debate.

From Seattle Times

The National Weather Service also confirmed a microburst near Wolfeboro earlier Saturday.

From Washington Times