{"id":24228,"date":"2016-06-13T08:52:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T12:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/?p=24228"},"modified":"2016-06-13T08:52:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T12:52:09","slug":"arizona-photographer-captures-a-rare-rain-bomb-falling-from-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/arizona-photographer-captures-a-rare-rain-bomb-falling-from-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Photographer Captures A Rare &#8216;Rain Bomb&#8217; Falling From The Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11222\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/awesomejelly5-300x300.png\" alt=\"jelly1\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/awesomejelly5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/awesomejelly5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/awesomejelly5-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/awesomejelly5.png 569w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some call these rare happening &#8216;rain bombs&#8217; while the technical terminology is &#8216;microburst&#8217;. Microburst&#8217;s happen when\u00a0dry air rises and mixes\u00a0with heavy rain-bearing clouds.\u00a0Most\u00a0of the water droplets in the clouds evaporate, causing a swift cooling of the air around them. This event causes air to\u00a0fall rapidly, pulling the remaining raindrops with it, creating one hell of a\u00a0rain bomb.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the photo&#8217;s and video below because it is wild!<\/p>\n<p><strong>This was captured\u00a0in Queensland, Australia, by farmer\u00a0Peter Thompson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24229 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb1.jpg\" alt=\"water bomb1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24230 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb2.jpg\" alt=\"water bomb2\" width=\"1000\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb2-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb2-768x347.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24231 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb3.jpg\" alt=\"water bomb3\" width=\"550\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb3.jpg 550w, https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-bomb3-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>This video was shot in Arizona.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1060\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a_G2KRzha7o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Like<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u272a<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Share\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u272a <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be\u00a0Awesome<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (7.4.18) simplesharebuttons.com --><div id=\"ssba-classic-2\" class=\"ssba ssbp-wrap left ssbp--theme-1\"><div style=\"text-align:left\"><span class=\"ssba-share-text\">Like it? 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