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Microburst vs Rainstorm - What's the difference?

microburst | rainstorm |

As nouns the difference between microburst and rainstorm

is that microburst is (meteorology) a strong downdraft, of less than 25 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds while rainstorm is a storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.

microburst

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (meteorology) A strong downdraft, of less than 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.

    • See also

    * macroburst

    rainstorm

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
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    See also

    * thunderstorm * deluge * snowstorm * hailstorm