Houghton Mifflin Co. / NOAA Weather Radio / South Carolina Gazette / /
Country
United States / /
Event
Natural Disaster / /
IndustryTerm
dangerous energy / /
NaturalFeature
Gulf of Mexico / Wateree / /
Organization
National Climatic Data Center / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / National Weather Association / State Climate Office / National Weather Service in Columbia / /
Person
Florence Georgetown Greenville Darlington Dorchester / David M. Ludlum / /
A Some other less-known weather phenomena that can accompany severe thunderstorms include downbursts and hail. Downburst winds, or microbursts, occur when the atmospheric conditions produce a sudden downdraft from the u