Microburst Hits Car Out of Nowhere - Driving Through It
Description
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. Microbursts can cause extensive damage at the surface, and in some instances, can be life-threatening. There are two primary types of microbursts: 1) wet microbursts and 2) dry microbursts. Wind speeds in microbursts can reach up to 100 mph, or even higher, which is equivalent to an EF-1 tornado! Winds this high can cause major damage to homes and other structures and level hundreds of trees (NWS). In this case the driver of this car actually drove right into the microburst ? you can easily notice how quickly the visibility drops significantly, but no one seems to bother to turn on their headlights.