Microburst vs Tornado - What's the difference?
microburst | tornado |
(meteorology) A strong downdraft, of less than 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds.
(meteorology) A violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.
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In meteorology terms the difference between microburst and tornado
is that microburst is a strong downdraft, of less than 2.5 miles in diameter, that can cause damaging winds while tornado is a violent windstorm characterized by a twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.microburst
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* macrobursttornado
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(wikipedia tornado)Noun
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- A tornado is a rotating column of air, pendant from a cumulonimbus cloud, and nearly always observable as a funnel cloud or tuba. Its vortex, meters in diameter, rotates counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere, and clockwise in the southern hemisphere, with wind speeds of 160 to more than 480 kilometres per hour.