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Microburst blows through school gym
Surveillance video shows the moment when a microburst blew through a school gym in North Carolina.
CLINTON, N.C. - Three fifth-grade students suffered injuries after a ‘microburst’ blew through Union Intermediate Elementary School in Clinton, North Carolina, during a storm on Monday, January 13.
This video provided to Storyful by the Sampson County School District shows the students playing in the gymnasium as a roof section at the back of the building is blown off, sending the children scattering.
According to ABC 11, 21 children and a teacher were in the gymnasium when the incident happened. Three students were taken to hospital but have since been released.
The National Weather Service confirmed a microburst came through the area on Monday, creating wind speeds of up to 85 mph.
According to the NWS, a microburst is a column of sinking air within a thunderstorm that can cause extensive damage at the surface.