Heavy rain of rain on Lake Hungary

Intense rain bombs appear along the rainbow in Balaton, Central Europe's largest freshwater lake in Veszprem County, Hungary, on August 16.

Although the rain bomb only lasted a few minutes, the wind power could reach 170km / h.

Local residents in the village of Alsóörs gathered at the lake shore to observe the white water column pouring down from the giant mushroom cloud in front of the rainbow. According to Alexandra Gregor, the person who filmed the scene, people didn't show fear at the appearance of the microburst and continued to swim underwater.

Microburst is a powerful wind column that pushes straight to the ground or water surface in a small area, formed in thunderstorms or showers. This phenomenon is classified into two types of dry microburst and wet microburst (also known as rain bomb) . A cloud of about 4km in diameter combined with strong showers creates beautiful rainbows and fog. Although the rain bomb only lasts a few minutes, wind power can reach 170km / h.

Three decades ago, rain bombs were a major cause of aircraft accidents, including Delta Flight 191 in 1985. The captain saw the cloud ahead and decided to fly. by. The accident caused death for 8 of the 11 crew members and 126 of 152 passengers in total.

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