Microburst in San Antonio

The UW recieved an interesting email from a adamant reader this moring. A microburst hit San Antonio, Texas yesterday shortly after 5 p.m. CST yesterday. Please see story below. A special thanks to Laurie!!

A microburst from a thunderstorm broke tree limbs and brought down a powerline on the North Side, causing 24 homes to lose power along Perrin Beitel Road shortly after 5 p.m. The damage spanned a one-kilometer radius. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/weather/stories/MYSA051107.storm.e-n.586305af.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microburst