“A microburst only affects a path of 2.5 miles or less and lasts less than 10 minutes.”

“Without warning, the powerful microburst left me with little to do except hang on.”

“If the downburst is concentrated in an area less than 2.5 miles in diameter, it is called a microburst.”

“Changes in wind direction associated with turbulence, caused by weather fronts, thunderstorms, microbursts, etc.”

“This distinguishes tornadoes from microbursts, which often do tornado-like damage and are often mistaken for tornadoes.”

“Yes, but the sensors were calibrated to detect microbursts which have much shorter wavelengths.”