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Re:Storm Chaser Spots Rare Quadruple Microburst in Texas by sillyquiet on Thursday July 15, 2021 @01:27PM (#27847262)
it's a "localized column of sinking air (downdraft) within a thunderstorm" so... both kinda? It's not really rotational, so calling it a reverse tornado is misleading, but its a strong movement of air that can carry water with it... or sometimes it can be dry.

I experienced a lot of those 'dry' microbursts in the Mojave during storms.

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Re:Storm Chaser Spots Rare Quadruple Microburst in Texas by Cerealkiller050 on Thursday July 15, 2021 @02:07PM (#27847975)
Grew up in Blythe, and during the monsoon season (going on right now, actually), had the pleasure of enduring 2 of these microbursts. They are INTENSE.

My favorite video of one of these is here: https://youtu.be/dOSIjoZnHwI

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Re:Storm Chaser Spots Rare Quadruple Microburst in Texas by sillyquiet on Thursday July 15, 2021 @02:35PM (#27848357)
Yeah, I lost my favorite charcoal grill in one. As well as fences, telephone lines, roof tiles. They can be very destructive alright.
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