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MICROBURST

MBST

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Meaning of MICROBURST

A small downburst with outbursts of damaging winds extending 2.5 miles or less.

More about MICROBURST

A small downburst with outbursts of damaging winds extending 2.5 miles or less. In spite of its small horizontal scale, an intense microburst could induce wind speeds as high as 150 knots