When caught in strong downdrafts, only a giant could fight free and keep from being hauled to searing, crushing depths.

Even under full-throttle the altimeter still plummeted, because we were in a strong downdraft of a developing storm.

The aircraft struck a vertical rock face after encountering a strong downdraft.

Before the reaching the leading edge, the jet dives down to the ground creating strong downdrafts and straight-line winds.

A strong downdraft knocked a tree onto a house.

A thunderstorm can make strong downdrafts, which is just wind that blows down towards the surface of the Earth.

These can occur when winds tear the cloud and incorporate the environmental air or when strong downdrafts evaporate the water.

A severe thunderstorm needs a strong updraft and a strong downdraft.

On the back edge of the line, this shows as clear notches where one can find stronger downdrafts at the surface.

The dust storm was getting blown away at ground level by the strong downdrafts of cold air rolling off the mountains.