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What is Downburst?

A strong, downward wind caused by a localized column of air sinking rapidly, often resulting in damage similar to that caused by a tornado.

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Glossary

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

Large, fluffy white clouds with flat bases, typically indicating fair weather, though they can develop into storm clouds...

A drainage wind that flows downhill due to gravity, often associated with cold air descending from elevated regions.

A scale for estimating wind speed based on observed conditions of the sea or land. It ranges from 0 (calm) to 12 (hurricane)...

A fixed potential temperature line on adiabats, or the process of thermodynamic changes within a system without any exchange...

A condition in which the stratification of the atmosphere depends on both air temperature and pressure, and where surfaces...

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Cloud or rain droplets containing pollutants, such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, to make them acidic.

A towering cloud that often reaches great altitudes and is associated with thunderstorms, heavy rain, and sometimes severe...

Precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps of ice that form in thunderstorm updrafts and fall to the ground.