Downburst Damages Homes in Florida's Manatee County
An intense and sudden storm damaged homes in two communities of Brandenton, Florida, on Friday, September 2, officials said.
This footage taken inside a Manatee County EMS vehicle shows winds whipping debris into the air over the communities of Swan Lake Village and Chateau Village, according to the Manatee County Government Public Safety Department.
No injuries were reported and damage assessments were ongoing, the department said. Friday.
A preliminary assessment by the National Weather Service (NWS) concluded that a downburst had struck the area and may have also produced a brief tornado.
Downbursts are defined by the NWS as strong winds produced by a downdraft" and are subdivided into microburst and macrobursts. A microburst is a small downburst" that can strike a narrow area, last for only two to five minutes, and “produce destructive winds up to 168 mph (270 km/h),” the weather service says. Credit: @MCGPublicSafety via Storyful
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