A downburst was captured in the vicinity of Caorle and Lignano Sabbiadoro in north-eastern Italy yesterday according to Meteo Web.

Downbursts are created by an area of significantly rain-cooled air that, after reaching ground level, spreads out in all directions producing strong winds. Dry downbursts are associated with thunderstorms with very little rain, while wet downbursts are created by thunderstorms with high amounts of rainfall.

    

Often, downbursts can produce straight-line wind damage over an area as small as 1 mile to as large as 250 miles from the center of the downdraft. A downburst that spans a distance less than 2.5 miles in diameter is considered a microburst.