microburst

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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

Although the Coast Guard said the lift boat capsized during a microburst, a National Weather Service meteorologist said the system was more like an offshore derecho — or straight winds storm.

From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2021

In 2010, after a microburst felled power lines in Middle Village, Queens, knocking out electricity to homes, he and Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley demanded that Consolidated Edison bury its lines.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2013