Category: microburst

Memphis in May-hem: 105 mph microburst damage in Frayser

May 29, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, microburst, MLGW, severe thunderstorms, storm damage

WOW, that was quite a storm! Memphis Light Gas and Water reports that, at peak, 188,000 customers were without power at some point […]
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Microbursts produce wind damage in Shelby County on Monday night

July 15, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, microburst, weather 101

Severe thunderstorms rolled through the Memphis metro on Monday late afternoon and evening ahead of a strong cold front of Canadian origin. A […]
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Microburst causes damage in Collierville, TN on April 14, 2014

April 14, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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microburst, storm reports

Strong straight-line thunderstorm wind, the result of a microburst, was the cause of damage observed in Collierville, TN from storms that moved across […]
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NWS concludes microburst produced minor wind damage in Olive Branch

August 2, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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damaging wind, microburst, mSpotter

On Monday night, July 30, shortly after 10pm, a small but powerful storm moved through the eastern side of Olive Branch, MS, just […]
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