When this surge of air, called a downburst, hits earth, it spreads out in all directions, creating a zone of wind shear.
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After flying through the core of the downburst, the aircraft is buffeted by a tail wind, loses lift and can fall from the sky.
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The damaging gust was part of a downburst, a speedy downdraft of air several kilometers in diameter that spreads out violently after impact with the ground.
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Fujita named this phenomenon " downburst cells " and determined that a plane can be " seriously affected " by " a downburst of air current ".
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Fujita named this phenomenon " downburst cells " and determined that a plane can be " seriously affected " by " a downburst of air current ".
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Despite a muddy field after a first-quarter downburst, Arellanes hooked up with Dialleo Burks for 15 and 27 yards and Marcus Robinson for 74 yards.
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Tornadoes had occurred earlier in the evening farther north in the Twin Cities area, but it is believed that downburst winds from a thunderstorm caused the event.
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As descending air currents within the thunderstorms intercept a zone of fast-moving air aloft, powerful downburst winds will occur, producing damaging gusts in several locations.
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A " gustnado ", or " gust front tornado ", is a small, vertical swirl associated with a gust front or downburst.
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Conversely, precipitation evaporating at high altitude can compressionally heat as it falls, and result in a gusty downburst which may substantially and rapidly warm the surface temperature.
