NEOH MICROBURST
IN NORTHEAST OHIO, HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WERE LEFT WITHOUT POWER AFTER A MICROBURST, A WEATHER EVENT BECOMING MORE COMMON IN OHIO.
A MICROBURST PRODUCES VERY VERY LOCALIZED DAMAGE. WE'RE TALKING LIKE 2 MILES AND THAT'S IT. HERE'S THE DIFFERENCE WITH THE MICROBURST. YOU HAVE DRY AIR. NORMALLY, THERE'S MOISTURE ALL THE WAY UP IN THE CLOUD. DRY AIR IN THE MIDDLE HALF OF THE CLOUD - THAT DRY AIR IS THE RAIN FALLS INTO IT. THAT RAIN EVAPORATES AND IT STARTS TO FORM THIS BIG AREA OF COOLING. REMEMBER EVAPORATION IS A COOLING PROCESS SO THAT COLD AIR IS HEAVY AND DENSE. SO YOU GET THIS BIG BUBBLE OF COLD AIR UP ABOVE YOU THAT SINKS AND IT SINKS TO THE GROUND FAST. THAT AIR HITS THE GROUND CAN'T GO IN SO IT GOES OUT. THAT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR DAMAGING WINDS.