• On 21 June 2023, a severe thunderstorm in the
Greater Houston area resulted in a powerful downburst. The storm was part of a
larger tornado outbreak sequence that occurred on 20–26 June 2023. A record-breaking wind gust of 97 mph (156 km/h) was observed at
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, surpassing the previous record of 82 mph (132 km/h) recorded during
Hurricane Ike in 2008. The aftermath left approximately 324,000 customers without power and caused extensive damage to CenterPoint Energy's equipment and infrastructure. The storm caused significant damage to buildings, with at least 243 homes damaged. The storm was strong enough to flip a small plane and push another off the tarmac at
Hooks Airport in northwest
Harris County. • On 21 May 2022, a particularly intense downburst was responsible for damage in
Ottawa,
Ontario, Canada. Maximum wind speeds reaching were surveyed and analyzed by the Northern Tornados Project, in an area measuring approximately 36 km (22 mi) long and 5 km (3 mi) wide. 10 people were killed and many communities experienced significant damage and power outages spanning days as a result of the derecho that moved across Ontario and Quebec. It was one of Canada's most destructive wind storms in its history, with over $875 million in damages across both provinces. • On 31 March 2019, a very destructive downburst cluster with characteristics of a small derecho, but too small to satisfy the criteria, impacted across a wide and long swath in the
Bara and
Parsa Districts,
Nepal. Occurring at an elevation of
amsl around 18:45 local time, the 30-45 min duration winds flattened many and severely damaged numerous buildings, leading to 28 deaths and hundreds of injuries. • On 11 July, 2018, microburst played a role on a Phoenix, Arizona, supermarket fire. • On 15 May 2018, an extremely powerful front moved through the northeastern United States, specifically
New York and
Connecticut, causing significant damage. Nearly a half million people lost power and 5 people were killed. Winds were recorded in excess of and several tornadoes and macrobursts were confirmed by the NWS. • On 3 April 2018, a wet microburst struck
William P. Hobby Airport, Texas at 11:53 p.m., causing an aircraft hangar to partially collapse. Six business jets (four stored in the hangar and two outside) were damaged. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued just seconds before the microburst struck. • On 23 May 2017, a wet microburst struck
Sealy, Texas, with winds knocking down trees and power lines. Significant damage to structures was reported across Sealy. Twenty students were slightly injured by flying debris while attending a function at Sealy High School. • On 9 August 2016, a wet microburst struck the city of
Cleveland Heights, Ohio, an eastern suburb of
Cleveland. The storm developed very quickly. Thunderstorms developed west of Cleveland at 9 p.m., and the
National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 9:55 p.m. The storm had passed over
Cuyahoga County by 10:20 p.m. Lightning struck 10 times per minute over Cleveland Heights. More than 45,000 people lost power, with damage so severe that nearly 6,000 homes remained without power two days later. • On 18 August 2011, a wet microburst hit the musical festival
Pukkelpop in
Hasselt, causing severe localized damage. Five people were killed and at least 140 people were injured. Later research showed that the wind reached speeds of . • On 22 September 2010, in the
Hegewisch neighborhood of
Chicago, a wet microburst hit, causing severe localized damage and localized power outages, including fallen-tree impacts into at least four homes. No fatalities were reported. • On 16 September 2010, just after 5:30 p.m., a wet
macroburst with winds of hit parts of Central
Queens in
New York City, causing extensive damage to trees, buildings, and vehicles in an area 8 miles long and 5 miles wide. Approximately 3,000 trees were knocked down by some reports. There was one fatality when a tree fell onto a car on the
Grand Central Parkway. • On 24 June 2010, shortly after 4:30 p.m., a wet microburst hit the city of
Charlottesville, Virginia. Field reports and damage assessments show that Charlottesville experienced numerous downbursts during the storm, with wind estimates at over . In a matter of minutes, trees and downed power lines littered the roadways. A number of houses were hit by trees. Immediately after the storm, up to 60,000 Dominion Power customers in Charlottesville and surrounding
Albemarle County were without power. • On 11 June 2010, around 3:00 a.m., a wet microburst hit a neighborhood in southwestern
Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It caused major damage to four homes, all of which were occupied. No injuries were reported. Roofs were blown off of garages and walls were flattened by the estimated winds. The cost of repairs was thought to be $500,000 or more. • On 2 May 2009, the lightweight steel and mesh building in
Irving, Texas, used for practice by the
Dallas Cowboys football team was flattened by a microburst, according to the National Weather Service. • On 12 March 2006, a microburst hit
Lawrence, Kansas. 60 percent of the
University of Kansas campus buildings sustained some form of damage from the storm. Preliminary estimates put the cost of repairs at between $6 million and $7 million. • On 13 May 1989, a microburst with winds over hit Fort Hood, Texas. Over 200 U.S. Army helicopters were damaged. The storm damaged at least 20 percent of the fort's buildings, forcing 25 military families from their quarters. In a preliminary damage estimate, the Army said repairs to almost 200 helicopters would cost $585 million and repairs to buildings and other facilities about $15 million. • On May 9, 1980, a microburst at the leading edge of an advancing
cold front struck the freighter
MV Summit Venture just as it was about to pass through the narrow channel under the
Sunshine Skyway Bridge over
Tampa Bay. Sudden torrential rain cut visibility to zero and straight-line winds estimated at over pushed the ship into a support pier, causing the catastrophic collapse of the southbound span and 35 deaths as several private vehicles and a
Greyhound Bus plummeted into the water. • On 4 July 1977, the
Independence Day Derecho of 1977 formed over west-central
Minnesota. As the derecho moved east-southeast, it became very intense over central Minnesota around midday. From that time through the afternoon the system produced winds of 80 to more than , with areas of extreme damage from central Minnesota into northern
Wisconsin. The derecho continued rapidly southeast before finally weakening over northern
Ohio. == See also ==