PHOENIX - Various parts of the Valley are cleaning up once again, after a severe storm moved across the Phoenix area on Oct. 13.

The storm managed to cause some damage, with officials with the National Weather Service's Phoenix office saying that a microburst moved through parts of the East Valley.

Here's what to know about microbursts, and why they can cause such damage.

What happened?

Local perspective:

On Oct. 13, a powerful microburst hit parts of Tempe, and left over 22,000 residents without power, and over 130 residents are deemed displaced as a result of their apartment unit being damaged by the severe conditions.

"About 1:30 a sudden flash storm came through. It maybe lasted about 10 minutes, and it was a ridiculous amount of rain and the only reason I was aware of it [was]

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