What is a downburst? These winds can be as destructive as tornadoes − we recreate them to test building designs Amal Elawady, Florida International University; Fahim Ahmed, Florida International ...

Summer is the season when our storms transition from rotating tornado threats to slow-moving downpours with localized strong winds known as downbursts. A downburst is simply a concentrated area of ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) — As summer storms roll across Kansas, you may hear the term downburst. So what exactly is a downburst, and what makes it different from other types of thunderstorms?

From a distance, a downburst can look like a torrent of heavy rain. But at ground level, its behavior can be far more destructive. When a downburst’s winds hit the ground, they shoot out horizontally ...

Amal Elawady receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Fahim Ahmed, Mohamed Eissa, and Omar Metwally do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...