Debris Litters Tampa Street After Intense 'Microburst' Storm
Broken trees and debris littered streets in the Ybor City neighborhood of Tampa, Florida, after a swift microburst struck the area on Wednesday, August 24.
The storm also caused power outages that affected more than 1,500 people in the Ybor area, local media":https://www.tampabay.com/weather/2022/08/24/watch-microburst-in-ybor-city-leaves-storm-damage-power-outages-in-its-wake/ reported.
According to the National Weather Service, downbursts are “defined as strong winds produced by a downdraft” and are subdivided into microburst and macrobursts. A microburst is a small downburst" that can strike a narrow area, last for only two to five minutes, and “produce destructive winds up to 168 mph (270 km/h),” the weather service says. Credit: Scarlett Lopez via Storyful
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