Having spoken with an officer who was there, what Mike said is pretty
much how it was described to me.

Dan Marotta

On 6/28/2014 3:37 PM, Mike the Strike wrote:
It's very difficult to forecast downbursts since they are so random and variable. Conditions can change so quickly that it's hard to call a stand-down.

On the day in question, conditions even a few moments before the incident didn't look bad and a downburst of the magnitude experienced were not forecast.

Anyway, it's good training for them - they may have to fight in the rain!

Mike