From a distance, a downburst can look like a torrent of heavy rain. But at ground level, its behavior can be far more destructive. When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally ...

Thunderstorms can come with many different hazards and one of those hazards is a downburst. A downburst is the collapse of a thunderstorm that produces a lot of wind energy. Strong thunderstorms ...

Downburst is a term that describes a strong wind event caused by a downdraft within a thunderstorm. These powerful winds develop when precipitation falls through dry air, leading to a rapid ...

The National Weather Service said that a downburst is a strong, downward-moving current of air known as a downdraft that leads to damaging winds on or near the ground. Microburst and macroburst ...

An "extremely dangerous" storm featuring "downburst/microburst" events could hit up to four U.S. states on Wednesday evening. The National Weather Service is warning of severe weather in part of the ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Amal Elawady, Florida International University; Fahim Ahmed, Florida International ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally in all directions ...