AND TONY, AS WE SAID, THIS TYPE OF STORM IS CALLED A MICROBURST. YEAH, IT’S JUST BASICALLY A BIG TUBE OF AIR THAT RUSHES DOWN OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF A THUNDERSTORM, AND IT CAN ACT LIKE A TORNADO ...

They determined that the dozens of damage reports were caused by very strong straight-line winds and embedded microbursts. According to the National Weather Service, the thunderstorm produced ...

While filming the weather for a local television station, Ferguson took a picture that ranks among the best photos ever captured of a dangerous meteorological phenomenon known as a microburst.