Thunderstorms create enough hazards on their own, such as lightning, hail and tornadoes - however, microbursts can be just as hazardous. Microbursts are very localized, but significant. It is a ...

Weather Words: Microburst Jennifer Gray . Published: January 31, 2025. This segment originally appeared in today's edition of the Morning Brief newsletter.

Storms passing through Indiana have knocked out power to 100K people and spawned at least one tornado warning.

A destructive supercell storm on Wednesday produced what's known as a "microburst," but what exactly does that mean?

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - Commissioners in Kosciusko County have unanimously approved a disaster declaration after at least 115 homes were damaged by a strong storm on Friday. According to ...

Thunderstorms create enough hazards on their own, such as lightning, hail and tornadoes - however, microbursts can be just as hazardous. Microbursts are very localized, but significant. It is a ...

According to the National Weather Service website, a microburst “is a localized column of sinking air (downdraft) within a thunderstorm and is usually less than or equal to 2.5 miles in diameter.” ...

On June 8th, 2025 we saw a microburst associated with a Severe Thunderstorm Warning hit downtown Big Spring causing extensive damage. So what happened? First off, let's go into detail about what a ...

AND TONY, AS WE SAID, THIS TYPE OF STORM IS CALLED A MICROBURST. YEAH, IT’S JUST BASICALLY A BIG TUBE OF AIR THAT RUSHES DOWN OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF A THUNDERSTORM, AND IT CAN ACT LIKE A TORNADO ...

How do microbursts form in storm clouds and how they impact us here in Northeast Ohio. 3News Meteorologist Anthony Copeland explains what a microburst is and why we see them pop up in Northeast Ohio.

Austin Energy said between May 28 and June 1, over 124,000 customers were impacted following the microburst, which it's calling the third-worst storm in Austin Energy history.