Microburst flips over planes at Texas airport

Check out this amazing video of a "wet microburst," and make sure all your weather-nerd friends (like me) see it too! We had some wild weather over the weekend in and around St. Louis, including some damaging thunderstorms. Most (if not all) of the damage was caused by what we call "wet microbursts." As we were covering the storms live on the air, it appears as though we managed to capture one of those microbursts on our BJC HealthCare SkyCam Network as it was happening. Let me explain what you'

Fast Aviation Training Center on Instagram: "🌩️ Microburst & Outflow Explained A microburst is a powerful, localized downdraft that descends from a cloud base, spreading out violently once it reaches the surface. It is one of the most dangerous wind shear phenomena for aircraft — especially during take-off and landing. 🌀 What happens? • Downdraft accelerates downward from the cloud base • Precipitation (rain or virga) drags air down with it • Air hits the ground and spreads outward as strong o

What the loss of Delta Flight 191 taught us about windshear and microbursts - AeroTime

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