Hey Ray! Explaining The Differences Between Downbursts And Tornadoes

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When there is storm damage, many times people feel it was caused by a tornado.
However, not every destructive thunderstorm includes a tornado, yet some of these storms are just as destructive as a tornado.
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We call these “downbursts”. These can come in the form of large scale downbursts called “macrobursts” or smaller scale versions called “microbursts”.
Downbursts start with an updraft.
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