LCL height also factors in downburst and microburst activity. A microburst is a localized column of sinking air that drops down in a thunderstorm. Additionally, there was also a microburst during the thunderstorm, associated with straight-line wind damage. A dry microburst emanates from high-based thunderstorms with virga falling from their base. The tornado was embedded in a larger microburst. It is thought that a microburst may be responsible for breaking up the first tornado. Microburst soundings show the presence of mid-level dry air, which enhances evaporative cooling. A strong microburst also took place in Copiah County, producing winds up to . A wet microburst consists of precipitation and an atmosphere saturated in the low-levels. At Lockheed Martin, Lemon was a key developer of its microburst prediction radar. A microburst in Leominster and another in Shirley damaged several trees. A microburst did severe damage to the park, which was closed for two months. These are the indications that a microburst had occurred. The cause of the crash was a microburst. The microburst was half a mile wide and continued for seven miles.