Sentences with phrase «coastal hurricane winds»

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When Hurricane Irma was advancing toward Florida in early September, weather officials were looking at a very scary scenario: an extremely powerful Category 4 or 5 storm hitting with 150 mph winds, flooding rains, and up to 15 feet of storm surge for coastal cities like Miami and Tampa.

High winds, dangerous rip currents and potential coastal flooding could turn parts of Long Island into a soggy and treacherous mess as the area braces for a glancing but powerful blow from Hurricane Jose — one of two strong tropical storms on the National Hurricane Center's watch list.

As Hurricane Sandy continues to threaten much of New York State with high winds, heavy rains, flooding, coastal surges and

Following Hurricane Katrina, coastal Baldwin County, Ala., adopted new codes that required four different levels of wind durability based on proximity to the coast, the Associated Press reported.

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

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.

Only six years later, Hurricane Hattie struck the central coastal area of the country, with winds in excess of 300 kilometers per hour and four - meter storm tides.

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.

Threats from hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, rip currents, and tornadoes.

The Pacific and Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are susceptible to many hydro - meteorological and other hazards, namely tropical storms and hurricanes, thunderstorms or lightning, coastal storm surges, floods, flash floods, coastal flooding, river flooding, tsunamis, drought, strong winds, heat waves, and dust or haze.

At the coasts, strong winds, up to nearly hurricane force, will batter beaches with 20 - foot waves for three high tide cycles, prompting concern for severe beach erosion and major coastal flooding from Maryland to Massachusetts.

Wind farms in hurricane - prone coastal zones are frequently designed to withstand hurricane - force winds, up to level Category 3 hurricanes.

This is a map showing the huge swath of hurricane - force winds at 1 pm Monday, stretching from near Boston and Cape Cod to coastal Rhode Island, Connecticut and Long Island.

The superstorm Hurricane Sandy, which devastated New York in 2012, slammed into a coast not prepared either for the force of the wind or for the storm surge that washed through the coastal structures.

Hurricane Harvey is anticipated to strengthen to a category 3 storm as it reaches the Texas coast tonight through early Saturday, bringing high winds, coastal flooding, and torrential rains.

A hurricane is violent storm comprised of intense winds and, heavy rain, potentially causing a storm surge, floods, coastal erosion or landslides.

In addition, the spatial resolution of ASCAT is half that of QuikSCAT, which limits ASCAT's usefulness in coastal applications to those that are about 50 km or farther from land, and in the resolution of small - scale features in the wind field such as hurricane structure, fronts, and jets.

Florida has designated certain coastal areas throughout the state as high - risk areas, or those more prone to wind and hurricane losses than others.

In some coastal regions you might need to buy additional coverage for wind damage from hurricanes.

Many homeowners policies include coverage for wind, especially if you don't live in a hurricane - prone coastal state, so you might not need to buy additional insurance.

And for areas of the country that aren't coastal or hurricane - prone, wind coverage is included.

Hurricane Harvey is expected to hit Texas tonight — and residents of cities like Corpus Christi and Port Mansfield could face coastal flooding, torrential rains, and winds of up to 110 miles per hour.

Hurricanes Affecting primarily coastal areas, hurricanes combine the dangers of high winds and flooding.