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microburst noun Credit for the invention of the word microburst is generally given to tornado expert Tetsuya Theodore Fujita. Fujita first described these extremely intense wind patterns in 1974. He noted that microbursts are usually short-lived, lasting only 5 to 15 minutes, but that they are extremely dangerous, especially for aircraft, because they cause sudden unexpected changes in wind direction or speed. Since the mid-1970s, many airports have installed Doppler radar systems to help detect potentially deadly microbursts. : a violent short-lived localized downdraft that creates extreme wind shears at low altitudes and is usually associated with thunderstorms

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November 1, 2015 MY-kroh-burst "A microburst struck Osage City early Friday, causing downed trees and power lines, closing the town's schools and making streets nearly impassable, said Police Chief Fred Nech." — Ann Marie Bush, The Topeka (Kansas) Capital-Journal, 18 Sept. 2015"One farmer has captured an unusually good video of a severe microburst—a massive shaft of cold air that plunges to the Earth—in a thunderstorm in outback Queensland." — Jenni Ryall, Mashable (mashable.com), 27 Jan. 2015

Word	microburst
Date	November 1, 2015
Type	noun
Syllables	MY-kroh-burst
Etymology	Credit for the invention of the word microburst is generally given to tornado expert Tetsuya Theodore Fujita. Fujita first described these extremely intense wind patterns in 1974. He noted that microbursts are usually short-lived, lasting only 5 to 15 minutes, but that they are extremely dangerous, especially for aircraft, because they cause sudden unexpected changes in wind direction or speed. Since the mid-1970s, many airports have installed Doppler radar systems to help detect potentially deadly microbursts.
Examples	"A microburst struck Osage City early Friday, causing downed trees and power lines, closing the town's schools and making streets nearly impassable, said Police Chief Fred Nech." — Ann Marie Bush, The Topeka (Kansas) Capital-Journal, 18 Sept. 2015 "One farmer has captured an unusually good video of a severe microburst—a massive shaft of cold air that plunges to the Earth—in a thunderstorm in outback Queensland." — Jenni Ryall, Mashable (mashable.com), 27 Jan. 2015
Definition	: a violent short-lived localized downdraft that creates extreme wind shears at low altitudes and is usually associated with thunderstorms

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