CHICAGO (WLS) -- Have you heard of a microburst before? It's a very localized weather phenomenon that can do lots of damage. A microburst is a strong burst of wind coming out of a thunderstorm that ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — During monsoon, one of the most common wind events we see is a microburst. Microbursts are produced by thunderstorms and are capable of producing flooding rain, damaging wind ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — It appears several microbursts hammered parts of the Valley Wednesday night, leading to downed trees, power outages, and other damage in the Phoenix metro area. But how do ...

A microburst is a small damaging windstorm in which a column of sinking air (downdraft) descends from the core of a thunderstorm and plummets earthward, creating an outflow of high-speed winds. If the ...

WHAT IS A MICROBURST? A Microburst is a sudden, powerful, burst of air within a thunderstorm. Air sinks rapidly in a column of air known as a downdraft, then as it hits the ground, air is forced ...