Dear folks;

I'm writing about the time I was at a public pool and a wind storm hit.
It's the kind which blows straight down and the wind fans out from the base
of it. I know there's a special term for it but I can't remember it. These
storms seem to happen in summer and, if I remember right, happen when cold
air suddenly sinks. I sure would appreciate any help. If you want to write
me privately, is my address. Thanks in advance for
your help.

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Yours,

Bruce Atchison.,
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Bruce Atchison wrote:
Dear folks;

I'm writing about the time I was at a public pool and a wind storm
hit. It's the kind which blows straight down and the wind fans out
from the base of it. I know there's a special term for it but I
can't remember it. These storms seem to happen in summer and, if I
remember right, happen when cold air suddenly sinks. I sure would
appreciate any help. If you want to write me privately,
is my address. Thanks in advance for your
help.

I believe the term you are looking for is "microburst" or "downburst".

Bob ^,,^

"Bruce Atchison" wrote:

Dear folks;

I'm writing about the time I was at a public pool and a wind storm hit.
It's the kind which blows straight down and the wind fans out from the base
of it. I know there's a special term for it but I can't remember it. These
storms seem to happen in summer and, if I remember right, happen when cold
air suddenly sinks. I sure would appreciate any help. If you want to write
me privately, is my address. Thanks in advance for
your help.

Maybe "downdraft".

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wrote:

"Bruce Atchison" wrote:

Dear folks;

I'm writing about the time I was at a public pool and a wind storm hit.
It's the kind which blows straight down and the wind fans out from the base
of it. I know there's a special term for it but I can't remember it. These
storms seem to happen in summer and, if I remember right, happen when cold
air suddenly sinks. I sure would appreciate any help. If you want to write
me privately, is my address. Thanks in advance for
your help.

Maybe "downdraft".

or "windshear".

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Microburst.

"Bruce Atchison" wrote in message
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Dear folks;

I'm writing about the time I was at a public pool and a wind storm hit.
It's the kind which blows straight down and the wind fans out from the
base
of it. I know there's a special term for it but I can't remember it.
These
storms seem to happen in summer and, if I remember right, happen when cold
air suddenly sinks. I sure would appreciate any help. If you want to
write
me privately, is my address. Thanks in advance for
your help.

.... wind shear??

When I was younger they were called downdrafts. Now I believe they are called
microbursts.
Always out of the base of a thunderstorm. Many times when you see a
thunderstorm and verga with it, rain not hitting the ground means you will feel
the microburts.
There are also gust fronts, out ahead of a thunderstorm. I dont think that
is what your thinking about.
Craig

"Bruce Atchison" wrote in message news:_OtGb.28742$6b2.470@edtnps84...
Dear folks;

I'm writing about the time I was at a public pool and a wind storm hit.
It's the kind which blows straight down and the wind fans out from the base
of it. I know there's a special term for it but I can't remember it. These
storms seem to happen in summer and, if I remember right, happen when cold
air suddenly sinks. I sure would appreciate any help. If you want to write
me privately, is my address. Thanks in advance for
your help.

The broad term as coined by Fujita is "downburst" with the two main
subtypes being either a "macroburst" or "microburst", depending on the
scale of the event. These can also be classified as, and are more
commonly so these days, either "wet" or "dry" depending on the local
vertical temperature and moisture profile. Generally speaking, wet
microbursts are associated with surface based convective storms with
ample low level moisture and dry microbursts are associated with
elevated convection/convective clouds with a significant dry layer
from the surface up through the lowers levels (inverted V sounding.)

Regards,

Mike