Rain Bomb: Rare 'Wet Microburst’ Caught on Camera in Stunning Timelapse

I got stuck in a Microburst once. It was one of the most amazing, if not scariest, experiences in my life.

Mother Nature and her damn mood swings.

I want to see footage of the residents that are on the receiving end of this phenomenon.

And, of course, a British accent gives it extra credibility.

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Cloud fart

I can't even imagine what that would be like to experience. In the course of a a few minutes suddenly its 150mph winds and rain, it'd be like the effin apocalypse.

You gotta love this unique planet

Looks like something the cloud should say “excuse me” after.

I have just been underneath one in my house in Phoenix and still somewhat in shock. Probably 60-80mph wind with no obvious direction. Bigger than pea sized hail from the left and right. Temperature dropped 30-35 degrees in a few minutes and several inches of rain. Now it has calmed down to a tranquil monsoon storm in Phoenix. Astounding. We had a tornado warning a few weeks ago that came to nothing. But this was some of the most violent weather I've seen outside my time in South Florida, 20 years ago.

I swear I've never heard of a microburst until this year. Its like all of a sudden they exist along with a historical record....

I live in Tucson. I'd heard of these microburst, which are very localized & short-lived hurricane. At my work, overnight, one hit. All of the power & light poles were knocked over, like dominos. Some windows got blown out. Uprooted our favorite old growth tree, and some saquaro cacti. At home, one hit. Sounded like what I'd think a hurricane would be like. Huge hit of rain & strong winds. It toppled over an old growth tree, which tore down the power lines, onto the roof, where they were sparking. I was able to call firefighters. Unfortunately, it took the property owner 4 days to get the repairs done. In the hot & humid climate, it wasn't tolerable to live in rental. Landlord made no effort to help me. I also lost all my food, especially the extra freezer filled with Omaha steaks & other expensive meats, for a diet I was on. A friend suggested I call the local American Red Cross. They were able to find me lodging, immediately, being that it was a nature caused situation. I've always donated to them, but never thought to use their services.

I had a wet microburst in my underpants once. Just once.

I really love learning about hurricanes and stuff like this

I love the way you don't get to see the whole footage start to finish, of it.

That is epic!! I love how it shows the downward crashing of rain/wind.

We live in Tucson as well. One of these hit our neighborhood and uprooted huge tree, knocked out power, ripped the roof off of some houses, blew out windows. It is like being in a hurricane.

I think this is what happened this past Wednesday evening, June 30, 2021, in the area of Evergreen Cemetery at Oracle and Miracle Mile, here in Tucson. There were about two dozen very large, healthy trees that were knocked over. I drove through the cemetery the next day and it looked like a disaster zone, seriously. Absolutely huge trees uprooted like toys, along with large nearby headstones in some cases. Unbelievable damage from a "mere" thunderstorm.

So it’s basically the cloud tea bagging your neighborhood 🤔

The fact that this happend to md to seeing the rain travel from my lication and hearing the sound approaching, is REALLY incredible.