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What is Microburst?

A small, intense downdraft that produces damaging winds at the surface, typically lasting a few minutes and often associated with thunderstorms.

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Glossary

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

The upward movement of air caused by a topographic barrier, such as a mountain, which can lead to cloud formation and precipitation.

A large body of air having similar horizontal temperature and moisture characteristics.

A mass of very cold, dry air that mostly originates over the Arctic Ocean.

Snow that rises to 8 feet or higher.

The trapping of heat in the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, which allows...

A sudden electrostatic discharge during a thunderstorm between electrically charged regions of a cloud, between clouds, or...

A rapidly rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground, capable of causing significant damage.

A weather watch means there is a risk of weather hazards in the near future, which could pose a threat to life/property....

A weather warning means that a weather hazard is occurring, imminent, or likely. In other words, severe weather is happening...