Today's #weather words (there's two today!): #macroburst and #microburst. Both describe a downburst, a sudden violent downdraft within a thunderstorm typically associated with strong winds and torrential rain. The more common is the microburst, which is less than 2.5 miles in diameter and lasts less than five minutes. However, macrobursts are the microburst's larger cousin and can produce tornado-like damage in the most significant events.

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