Incredible Microburst Affects Phoenix

Last evening, an incredibly photogenic and scenic microburst affected the city of Phoenix, Arizona. A microburst is a strong, concentrated downburst that produces wind damage and strong gusts across a small area. They are common, but are hard to capture in picture. Well, the best weather pic I have ever seen was taken of one last night.

Here’s a high-res aerial photo of an amazing microburst over south Phoenix #azwx #monsoon pic.twitter.com/EWvfZUJpDu

— Bruce Haffner (@chopperguyhd) July 19, 2016

@chopperguyhd Here’s a closer look at today’s microburst over Phoenix pic.twitter.com/jkXuRvXL3k

— Bruce Haffner (@chopperguyhd) July 19, 2016

Oh. My. Goodness. This is absolutely incredible. The atmosphere was primed for downbursts and microbursts across region, though. The evening sounding out of Phoenix showed a classic signal for microbursts across the region, with an inverted V, saturated mid levels and drier upper levels.

This happened, and it was just amazing. Absolutely awesome. Check out some more pics below!

Time lapses of Microburst Over Phoenix, Arizona – July 18th, 2016 https://t.co/DJjgTCsXv6 #AZWX #Microburst #AZMonsoon @NWSPhoenix

— Bryan Snider (@BryanSnider) July 19, 2016

Footage of a textbook microburst over the western portion of Phoenix this evening! *Not for broadcast.* #madwx #azwxhttps://t.co/L8MJuWLMzm

— Monsoon Madness (@mad_WX) July 19, 2016

Severe warned thunderstorm just south of Phoenix Sky Harbor airport #azwx #avgeek @NWSPhoenix pic.twitter.com/1YVr6V6VUg

— Bryan Snider (@BryanSnider) July 19, 2016