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VIDEO: Microburst drops rain all at once

During the 2016 monsoon season, a microburst dropped copious amounts of rain and strong winds onto Phoenix, AZ. These microbursts occur when a thunderstorm suddenly falls apart. Find WeatherSphere elsewhere on the internet: http://www.weathersphe
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Some pretty extreme weather happens during monsoon season in the Desert Southwest.

Thunderstorms rumbled across Arizona, and a weather camera near Phoenix captured a microburst in action.

Microbursts occur when a thunderstorm suddenly collapses, dropping copious amounts of rain and sometimes causing wind damage.