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A Microburst Hit Temecula Saturday
A strong area of downdraft winds associated with a thunderstorm -- called a microburst -- struck the area a bit south of La Serena Way and Cebu Drive.
This story was written by John Toman, for weathercurrents.com
Strong storms over the Temecula area Saturday prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Severe Thunderstorm Warning across the city.
Little was reported in the way of strong winds, with the exception of a small area in northeast Temecula.
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A strong area of downdraft winds associated with a thunderstorm -- called a microburst -- struck the area a bit south of La Serena Way and Cebu Drive.
Residents at the home where the damage occurred reported sudden strong winds at 3:30 p.m. Saturday and thought the windows would blow in.
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After a few seconds the wind stopped and they went outside to find fences on the north and south ends of the property blown down.
Meteorologist Jim Purpura, who works with WeatherCurrents, determined the wind damage was caused by a microburst with winds of 60 to 65 mph.
Heather and Orlando Caalim provided information for this story.
