AUSTIN, Texas — A destructive supercell storm tore through the Austin area on Wednesday, leaving behind widespread wind and hail damage, along with flooding caused by extremely high rainfall rates.

This was caused by what’s known as a microburst, which is not necessarily an uncommon phenomenon, especially in places like the Midwest. But what actually is a microburst?

LONGMONT, Colo. — A powerful, dry microburst with wind gusts estimated at 55 miles per hour caused extensive damage to Medicine Horse, a Longmont-based nonprofit that offers equine-assisted therapy.

The storm brought a microburst with peak winds between 90-100 miles per hour to Steuben County, a preliminary report found.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Energy has released new data on the impact of the microburst storm last month, which left tens of thousands of customers without power due to widespread wind and hail damage.

Whenever a thunderstorm produces damaging winds, many people immediately assume that a tornado is responsible. However, the culprit is usually less exotic, but often just as destructive. Strong ...

A powerful microburst packing wind speeds up to 100 mph tore through parts of Steuben County Wednesday evening, leaving ...

Damage left behind from Wednesday night's storms was caused by a microburst, according to the National Weather Service.What is a microburst? A microburst is a localized column of sinking air within a ...

A strong line of thunderstorms moved across the Twin Tiers Wednesday night, bringing heavy rains, high winds, hail and ...

Thunderstorms create enough hazards on their own, such as lightning, hail and tornadoes - however, microbursts can be just as hazardous. Microbursts are very localized, but significant. It is a ...