A dry microburst occurred near Carson City on the afternoon of 1 July 2014, resulting in a measured significant severe wind gust of 68 knots (78 mph) at the Little Valley remote automated weather ...

Wind speeds within a microburst can top out at 100 mph, which is equivalent to an EF1 tornado. That’s why it’s extremely important to take every severe thunderstorm warning seriously.

Some Brisbane residents have a clean-up job ahead after an "unusual" dry microburst brought wind gusts of up to 80 kilometres per hour. The storm swept through the Carina Heights area on ...