How to Use microburst in a Sentence

microburst

noun
  • If these trees fall in a straight line, the damage might've been caused from a microburst.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2024
  • If these trees fall in a straight line, the damage might've been caused from a microburst.
    — Carol Kugler, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Wet microbursts bring heavy rain, while dry ones are common in arid regions.
    — Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
  • There are two different kinds of microbursts, both of which cause fast winds.
    — Elizabeth Walsh, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2024
  • While radar scans can forecast microbursts, there is often not much warning.
    — Elizabeth Walsh, Idaho Statesman, 3 July 2024
  • The latter reveals, in microbursts, the rail and the silhouette of the ride.
    — Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • Another night of microburst skating is here, and time’s a-wasting.
    — Mark Whicker, Orange County Register, 11 May 2017
  • Dry conditions beneath the cloud What are microbursts and virga bombs?
    — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The storm over Dallas on Monday was a wet microburst, as seen by the dark rain curtain spilling out of the cloud.
    — Kathryn Prociv, Washington Post, 9 June 2017
  • Again, the weather service looks at the pattern of damage to determine a microburst.
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But macrobursts and microbursts leave their mark by tossing debris in a single direction.
    — Scott Dance, baltimoresun.com, 4 June 2019
  • Those storms could bring lightning and dangerous microburst winds that could put firefighters in danger.
    — Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2019
  • How bad have 2017's pop-up thunderstorms, microbursts and hailstorms been?
    — Lee Roop | [email protected], AL.com, 18 July 2017
  • While tornadoes can flatten homes and level trees, so too can microbursts, which are storms that can tear through an area with 100 mph winds.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Any storm that develops could be plenty strong, with frequent lightning, small hail and strong wind gusts with the potential for a few wet microbursts.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 19 June 2018
  • The city received a little over 2 inches of rain Monday evening in what Boydston called a microburst.
    — Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Wet microbursts are common in the South during the summer, according to the weather service.
    — Leigh Morgan, AL.com, 15 June 2017
  • Cool air remained a distant dream for the southwest Phoenix residents who lost power in Wednesday’s microburst.
    — Richard Ruelas, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Some San Antoninas got a respite from the relentless summer heat on Monday when a wet microburst passed through the area.
    — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • During his around-the-world trek, Pinkney’s boat was knocked over by a microburst — a sudden current of air — and under certain conditions, a large wave could turn a trimaran over.
    — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Winds in a microburst can reach 100 mph, equaling the force of an F-1 tornado, but without the formation of a funnel cloud.
    — Maria Eberhart, baltimoresun.com, 8 July 2021
  • Torres, a forklift operator, was working the night shift at the Freeport warehouse on July 24 when a microburst hit.
    — Jason Brow, Peoplemag, 30 July 2024
  • The National Weather Service is tasked with figuring out if damage after a bad storm was caused by a microburst or a tornado.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The National Weather Service said the parameters will be in place for a few microbursts across north and parts of central Alabama.
    — Leigh Morgan, AL.com, 15 June 2017
  • Reopelle noted that the 9-hole course at Wing Park closed over the weekend until crews drained the course of excess water and tree debris left behind after a microburst and several storms.
    — Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, 26 July 2017
  • While the tornado threat was lower than on Tuesday, large hail and microbursts caused headaches in southwestern Oklahoma, where winds gusted to 106 miles per hour around dinnertime in the town of Frederick.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 4 May 2018
  • First United has been rebuilding in the year following the microburst that ripped off a section of the 100-year-old sanctuary roof in the early hours of March 15, 2025.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • In the late seventies, researchers at NCAR and the University of Chicago discovered that the crashes were caused by microbursts—sudden, violent downdrafts.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

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