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What is a microburst?

A supercell thunderstorm produced a microburst over Tempe around 1 p.m. Monday. The National Weather Service confirmed that a microburst hit Tempe on Monday, causing significant damage in the area.
As many of our KTXS viewers remember, our news station on North Clack St. was destroyed by severe weather June 8. What was rumored to be a tornado was actually determined by the National Weather ...