downburst

Initial reports indicated the collapse was the result of a downburst.

It was lying to them: Geographic promised another downburst within a day or two.

On unusual occasions there could be a weak downburst and small hail.

Strong wind; gale force winds from a downburst may occur under this cloud.

VIL can be used to estimate the potential for downburst, too.

This is because the physical properties of a downburst are completely different from those of a tornado.

An extreme form of subsidence is a downburst, which can result in damage similar to that produced by a tornado.

This high pressure area is formed due to strong descending motion behind the squall line, and could come in the form of a downburst.

Many use the expression downburst for this extreme sailing weather condition, but it is certainly more related to lee waves.

This phenomenon is known as a downburst.

In some situations, severe downburst winds may push automobiles around, especially high profile vehicles.

The sudden downburst forced the Electra into the lagoon in front of the runway threshold.

Automobiles can be displaced by the force exerted by downburst winds.

Winds in a derecho can be enhanced by downburst clusters embedded inside the storm.

This suggests the possibility that the plane was hit in heavy weather by a wet downburst, causing the Airbus to land long.

One downburst hurled them down at the black waves until Johns stopped at a bare hundred feet.

The formation of a downburst starts with hail or large raindrops falling through drier air.

Widespread tornadoes and destructive downburst winds were possible.

The downburst winds destroyed several homes and barns.

The primary threat from these storm was large hail, which was enhanced by the strong downburst winds.

Downbursts also occur much more frequently than tornadoes, with ten downburst damage reports for every one tornado.

They go through three stages in their life cycle: the downburst, outburst, and cushion stages.

In Franklin County, a downburst caused structural damage.

When VIL values quickly fall, it might mean that a downburst is imminent.

A downburst is created by an area of significantly rain-cooled air that, after reaching ground level, spreads out in all directions producing strong winds.