By the action of the forces stalks bend without breaking just above the ground, usually around 2-5 cm, and the plants remain lying. The process may take sometimes only a few seconds, other times minutes, no more than hours.
Kwa kitendo cha vikosi vya mabua bend bila kuvunja tu juu ya ardhi, usuall karibu cm 2-5, na mimea kubaki uongo. mchakato wakati mwingine kuchukua sekunde chache tu, mara nyingine dakika, hakuna zaidi kuliko masaa.