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microburst
noun as in wind shear
Weak matches
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The unstable air fueled intense but short-lived storm updrafts that quickly paved the way for torrential downpours, concentrated cloud-to-ground lightning and the microbursts.
From Washington Post
Supercell storms may also draw down momentum from the fast winds aloft to the ground, creating localized pockets of straight-line wind damage, or microbursts, as noted above.
From Washington Post
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On this page you'll find 4 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to microburst, such as: sudden downdraft, veering wind, and wind shift.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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