Strong downward gust starts ceilings in Santa Ana, Costa Rica: IMN clarifies that it was not tornado

A downward burst, not a tornado, was the cause of the structural damage in Pozos de Santa Ana, as confirmed by the IMN. San José, Costa Rica – A powerful downward burst, generated by an electrical storm of high vertical development, was responsible for the intense winds that caused serious damage this Monday in Pozos de Santa Ana, as confirmed by the National Meteorological Institute (IMN). Despite the visual impact of the phenomenon, which led …