July 23rd 2011 mictroburst wind damage

Microburst Wind Damage

A microburst is defined as: A convective downdraft with an affected outflow area of less than 2 miles wide and peak winds lasting less than 5 minutes. Microbursts may induce dangerous horizontal/vertical wind shears, which can adversely affect aircraft performance and cause property damage.

July 23rd - 4 miles south and 2.5 miles west of Norwich.

(images provided by Kingman County Emergency Management)

July 24th - Around 3 miles northeast of El Dorado

(Images provided by Butler County Emergency Management)