Microburst

[mattlistener.livejournal.com]

So! As a weather enthusiast, I thought I'd share the following conjecture.

Judging by the damage pattern I saw walking around this hour, and the fact that in neighboring towns (other than Medford) they just had heavy rain and thunder but no wind damage, I'd say we just experienced a microburst. The kind of storm that kills planes.

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[turil.livejournal.com]

My mom lives in Maine a bit east of Augusta and said that last week they had a microburst in a neighboring town. There was a swath of about 2 miles where all the trees had been flattened.

If I wasn't constantly thinking "Oh crap, our planet is getting really pissed off now..." I might enjoy the awe of it all.