In all of these accounts, violent winds blew the discoverers off course, whilst they were trying to reach Greenland. (newscientist.com)
The Amazon forest is hit periodically by fierce thunderstorms that may bring violent winds with concentrated bursts believed to be as high as 170 miles per hour. (newscenter.lbl.gov)
Also, above the surface of Venus, violent winds which reach some 400 kilometers per hour blow over. (global.jaxa.jp)