I have seen several articles about the recent collapse of the Dallas Cowboys training facility. Some have skewed the facts, while others have turned speculation into fact.

ESPN Sports-Center recently referred to what happened as a "weak tornado."

Allow me to set the record straight. The phenomenon that took the roof off the Cowboys practice facility was what is known as a microburst. News reporters and sports casters alike have called it a tornado, but a microburst is not a tornado.

A microburst is any strong wind phenomenon that includes a sudden, violent downward wind. This downward wind creates a divergence at the surface and strong straight-line winds, in excess of 64 mph, in this case.

That is why no tornado warning was issued. However, a severe thunderstorm warning was in effect, and in my opinion, there was absolutely no reason for the Cowboys to be practicing in that weather. I saw this storm first hand, and it was a beast. I can not imagine what compelled the Cowboys to continue practice in, essentially, a plastic bubble.

This one is not on the builders of the dome, this wasn't on the National Weather Service, this lies squarely on the shoulders of the Cowboy brass who continued practice in a severe thunderstorm.