Sentences with phrase «by hurricane winds»

Bring in all outdoor furniture and anything else that might get picked up by hurricane winds whenever a watch is in effect.

Not exact matches

The storm surge — the quick rise in water caused by a hurricane's strong winds — crested several feet at the height of the storm on the Texas coast.

Wind damage from hurricanes is covered by property insurers; flood damage is not.

On Thursday, forecasters said Tropical Storm Harvey is expected to become a Category 3 hurricane packing 115 mile - per - hour (100 knot) wind speeds by landfall late Friday or early Saturday.

In fact, it can be the most dangerous part of any hurricane, and it is only partly determined by wind speed (the aspect of a storm on which the hurricane categories are based).

Immediately after Hurricane Irma's eye passed over the Florida Keys, massive damage to the Lower and Middle Keys was apparent where hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed by high winds and a huge storm surge.

By late Wednesday, Maria had weakened to a Category 3 storm with its center closing in on the Dominican Republic, moving northwest at 9 mph with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

After Puerto Rico was pummeled by Hurricane Maria last week, a Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds, the island has been left in Hurricane Maria last week, a Category 4 hurricane with 150 mph winds, the island has been left in hurricane with 150 mph winds, the island has been left in shambles.

A traffic signal topped by the winds of Hurricane Harvey lies in an intersection of downtown Corpus Christi, Texas, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017.

The Puerto Rico island, which was recently hit by Hurricane Maria, was left with a decimated infrastructure and large losses around many houses and hotels that were devoured by the winds that blew last September.

Irma, the center storm in this image, broke a new record for hurricane intensity by sustaining 185 mph winds for 36 hours.

Sure, the NOAA's National Hurricane Center has airplanes that fly through storms to obtain hour - by - hour barometric pressure and wind speed data.

America's hospitals were beset by an unusual number of calamities in 2017: Fires raged in Northern and Southern California; hurricanes displaced thousands in Houston, Florida and Puerto Rico; the deadliest mass shooting in modern history killed 58 people and wounded more than 500 others in Las Vegas; and an attack at a Bronx hospital in which a doctor turned a gun on his former colleagues, killing one and injuring six.

La Nina, characterized by colder temperatures in the Pacific around the equator, affects weather in the Atlantic hurricane region as well, in the form of less wind in the tropics and therefore more hospitable conditions for hurricanes.

When the rainy season began, the Olympics were just winding down, and by the time the damage was done, Hurricane Sandy was carving its own swath of destruction.

Science questions the answers, e.g. hurricanes are caused by warm moist ocean air being drawn up into the cooler atmosphere and creating a wind pattern though we are still open to consider other factors that may have influence on this cycle.

On the bright side, forecasts show that Hurricane Maria is weakening, with sustained wind speeds of 80 miles per hour, and is expected to be downgraded to a tropical storm by Tuesday.

«From the complete destruction of the Rockaway Boardwalk to recreational assets and natural habitats broken up by wind and water, New York City's parks were faced with unprecedented damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy,» Commissioner Mitchell Silver said.

BY MICHAEL CAHILL PHOTOS BY TOM MCGUIRE AND DYLAN SKRILOFF Hurricane Sandy blew through Rockland County on this week, with high winds and a record storm surge.

High winds are impeding Miami authorities» ability to reach a construction crane toppled by Hurricane Irma.

HAITI has been pummelled by hurricane Matthew, which brought flooding and violent winds when it hit on Tuesday.

The results of this research could «impact our understanding of wind - based damage, such as the destruction by the recent Hurricane Irene,» he says, which toppled trees across a large swath of the northeastern United States in September.

Winds from a category 5 hurricane (the most severe), by comparison, reach about 250 kilometers per hour.

Powerful hurricanes such as Harvey, Irma and Maria are also providing a testing ground for new tools that scientists hope will save lives by improving forecasts in various ways, from narrowing a storm's future path to capturing swift changes in the intensity of storm winds.

Toxic chemicals released by floodwaters, stress, infection and dangerous working conditions will all contribute to hurricane death toll years after winds die

Floating on a hollow concrete hull, the turbine would be moored to anchors by polyester ropes designed to keep it stable even in hurricane - force winds.

But I was relying on a Scott Tent, designed by its famous namesake more than a hundred years ago and little changed since, a testament to its ability to withstand hurricane - force winds not uncommon on the continent.

Spawned by the Sea Atlantic hurricanes often develop over equatorial waters off the African coast, where colliding winds generate thunderstorms fueled by warm, humid air.

So, in theory, if you could manage to lower the temperature of the surface of the ocean ahead of a hurricane by a few degrees, you could conceivably pull enough heat out of the system that the storm would start to wind itself down.

Activity within the eyewall is closely connected to the hurricane's overall intensity, with the vertical updraft fed by an inward - spiraling, ocean - hugging wind whose average speed is the highest across the whole storm.

By Marie - Louise Gumuchian and Anthony Deutsch LONDON / AMSTERDAM (Reuters)- Hurricane strength winds battered northern Europe on Monday, killing more than a dozen people, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and train journeys.

Reinforced windows can also provide invaluable protection during hurricanes and tornadoes, even when battered by 200 - mph winds.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Patricia could dissipate on Saturday as its winds will be sapped by the mountains of western Mexico.

By 2000, coastal roads that had flooded only during major hurricanes were going underwater when high tides coincided with strong southerly winds.

«The surges are generated by the prevalent easterly winds that are common for regional hurricanes, but they spill into the river.

Battered by two intensely powerful storms with sustained wind gusts of more than 150 miles per hour last year — first by Hurricane Irma and then by Hurricane Maria — Puerto Rico suffered widespread and catastrophic damage to its urban infrastructure.

Worsnop and her colleagues started this project by looking into where hurricane winds cross paths with offshore wind farms.

In October, fueled in part by record - warm waters boosted by one of the strongest El Niños on record, the eastern Pacific's Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever measured in the Western Hemisphere, with peak winds ofHurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever measured in the Western Hemisphere, with peak winds ofhurricane ever measured in the Western Hemisphere, with peak winds of 200 mph.

These models are currently used by the insurance industry in underwriting flood and wind insurance products, by the finance industry in pricing catastrophe bonds, and by local officials in coastal communities in preparing for and responding to hurricanes and other coastal storms.

Heavy winds and flying debris are bad, but the storm surge (the onshore rush of water caused by a hurricanes swirling winds) and flooding from rainfall can be just as dangerous as wind.

This is biggest storm (by wind) to hit Texas since 1961 and the strongest in the U.S. (by wind) since Hurricane Charley hit in Southwest Florida in 2004.

Despite overwhelming odds, four men, led by Coast Guard Capt. Bernie Webber (Pine), set out in a wooden lifeboat with an ill - equipped engine and little, if any, means of navigation, facing frigid temperatures, 60 - foot high waves and hurricane - force winds.

Others triggers, such as those in Connecticut, by law don't apply unless the National Weather Service declares a hurricane and records winds in the state at or exceeding 74 miles per hour.

If homeowners affected by Hurricane Irene or its less powerful incarnation, Tropical Storm Irene, experienced wind and flood damage, they could be in for a rude awakening when they file insurance... more

A Florida law dictates that property insurance policies must include coverage for wind damage from a storm that is deemed a hurricane by the National Hurricanhurricane by the National HurricaneHurricane Center.

Since Fayetteville is not part of the wind exclusion territories, hurricanes are generally going to be covered by your Fayetteville, NC renters insurance.

Saving on Clearwater Homeowners Insurance Florida is often hit by major hurricanes, and the wind damage and flooding that ensues as a result drives your rates up.

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Modular Homes Might Not Be A «Shore» Thing by Steve Viuker As summer winds down and the first anniversary of hurricane Sandy approaches, residents of affected areas are scrambling for shelter to be built.

We couldn't stand the thought of dogs potentially drowning, being battered by 150 + mph winds and rain, or entire shelters full of animals potentially having to be humanely euthanized because of the animals not being able to be kept safe from the hurricane.