The National Weather Service said Sunday evening that storm damage from Saturday morning’s storm in east Cadiz was consistent with the appearance of a small microburst.
Weather officials conducted a survey in the area of Arthur Wallace Drive, Sanders Drive, Dean Street, and East Main Street.
Damage from the storm just before 11:00 Saturday morning included the removal of the roof of a metal building, along with a commercial sign, and damage to a trampoline.
The Cadiz Church of Christ and a nearby home lost shingles, and a metal gazebo lost portions of its metal roof.
The weather service says wind speeds were around 85 mph, which is the equivalent of an EF-0 tornado had there been rotation.
Microbursts are intense, short-lived downdrafts from thunderstorms that cause straight-line winds, while tornadoes are rotating updrafts that last longer. Microbursts push debris outward in one direction, while tornadoes cause circular damage.
