How to Use downburst in a Sentence

downburst

noun
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  • Rain, hail and cold air hits the ground and spreads across the landscape in something called a downburst.
    — Greg Porter, Washington Post, 13 July 2018
  • Stronger storms could produce downburst winds and some heavy rain.
    — Dallas News, 27 June 2021
  • Some storms may produce gusty downburst winds and hail.
    — Dallas News, 29 June 2019
  • That causes rain to fall to the surface as the sudden downburst kills off the thunderstorm.
    — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Aug. 2022
  • On Mobile Bay, the downbursts sent an invisible wave of air rolling ahead of the storm front.
    — Brian Schutmaat, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2015
  • Some downburst winds in the Mojave Desert area could be as strong as 70 mph, officials said.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021
  • Rain is not a widespread issue for the Friday morning drive, but there is a chance of getting caught in a quick downburst.
    — Chelsea Prince, ajc, 8 Oct. 2021
  • Rain showers will also hoist 30 to 35 mph gusts and sudden downbursts, so be alert for any flood water on roadways.
    — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2023
  • But any storms that develop will have the potential to produce strong to severe downburst winds, so be sure to stay weather aware.
    — Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2020
  • One of those storms produced a strong downburst, removing the roof of a building in Granbury, and knocking down some trees and power lines between Granbury and Tolar.
    — Dallas News, 9 July 2022
  • The strongest of these storms may contain damaging downburst winds and hail to an inch in diameter.
    — Domingo Ramirez Jr., star-telegram.com, 1 June 2017
  • Even though the storms will be spotty in coverage, any storm will be capable of downburst winds, lightning and brief downpours.
    — Dallas News, 8 July 2022
  • Forecasters there said damaging winds from downbursts will be the main threat with any stronger storms that develop.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Forecasters said the biggest threat from any storm on Thursday is damaging downbursts or hail.
    — Travis Fedschun, Fox News, 14 May 2020
  • But in a derecho, the windy blasts from dozens of extreme storm downdrafts (called downbursts) coalesce into a single, massive wind surge that races forward at speeds of up to 60 to 70 mph.
    — Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 15 May 2018
  • The thunderstorms can lead to two atmospheric events that could quickly damage a large area: downbursts and lightning.
    — Youyou Zhou, Quartz, 4 Jan. 2020
  • The white circle encloses the area impacted by the downburst, but the most extreme winds were contained in the subregion of pink colors, just southwest of Olney.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 July 2022
  • Many people hear a sudden roaring sound as the wind rapidly accelerates to high speeds during a downburst.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 12 July 2022
  • One of these cells pulsed to severe levels over eastern Fairfax County, blasting the region with a downburst of damaging wind.
    — Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Just a few minutes later, a second downburst initiates and is imaged by Doppler radar, as the multicell slides east-northeast.
    — Washington Post, 27 May 2021
  • Severe weather is unlikely, but the strongest storms will be capable of producing small hail and gusty downburst winds.
    — Dallas News, 16 May 2020
  • The National Weather Service warned that some storms could produce gusty downburst winds, frequent lightning and flooding in some areas.
    — Jesus Jimenez, Dallas News, 10 July 2019
  • This intensification may have been aided by the rear-flank downburst.
    — Kevin Ambrose, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The violent winds were the result of straight-line flow called a downburst, which occurs when an exceptionally strong downdraft strikes the surface and the airflow surges outward along the ground, literally as a blast of wind.
    — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 23 June 2022
  • Additional showers and storms will be possible late Sunday afternoon and evening once again with the potential for strong downburst winds.
    — Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2020
  • The temperature tumbled, as the downbursts cascaded through the atmosphere.
    — Brian Schutmaat, Smithsonian, 25 Apr. 2015
  • This was the super intense storm that hit Fredericksburg earlier with violent downburst winds.
    — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 23 June 2022
  • There was significant damage in Briar caused by a very strong downburst & no indications that a tornado occurred.
    — Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2020
  • On Tuesday, scores of trees came down in eastern Fairfax County and the District as a severe thunderstorm generated intense downburst winds that radar estimated near 60 mph.
    — Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2021
  • This core is consistent with the generation of hail, and its collapse probably generated a powerful outblast of damaging wind at the surface, what is termed a downburst.
    — Washington Post, 6 July 2020

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