Macroburst

Though not a tornado as initially thought, the storm has been classified as a macroburst, a straight-line wind that can hit with the force of a tornado. ❋ By Tara MacIsaac/Epoch Times Staff (2010)

So it came as no surprise when meteorologists determined late Friday that the storm that barreled across a large swath of Brooklyn and Queens a day earlier spawned two tornadoes and a fierce macroburst with wind speeds up to 125 mph. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A macroburst is an intense gust of wind that pours down from a storm. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Officials initially had reported that a microburst hit the city but later corrected that to say it was a macroburst, because it was more than 2 1/2-miles long. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"The large majority of damage was associated with the macroburst," Ciemnecki said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The macroburst packed the biggest punch, said Brian Ciemnecki, another weather service meteorologist. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The impact of the macroburst far surpassed that of the notoriously destructive Hurricane ❋ By Tara MacIsaac/Epoch Times Staff (2010)

In the wake of the two tornadoes and macroburst that swept through Queens and Brooklyn last week, the Better Business Bureau is warning homeowners to beware of another threat -- storm chasers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Better Business Bureau warns homeowners cleaning up after the two tornadoes and macroburst to only use qualified repairmen to deal with the broken branches and fallen trees. ❋ Unknown (2010)