Sentences with phrase «near hurricane force»
The strong Santa Ana winds — reaching near hurricane force — have helped the fire spread across over 60,000 acres, mostly in Ventura County, which is about 70 miles outside of LA.
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On the afternoon of May 10, a storm with near - hurricane - force winds engulfed the peak and trapped 26 climbers on the slopes.
Having a safe room built for your home or small business can help provide near - absolute protection for you and your family or employees from injury or death caused by the dangerous forces of extreme winds such as tornadoes and 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.
But a strong ridge of high pressure near Greenland forced Sandy to take an unusual left turn back toward the East Coast and combine with a developing nor'easter, similar to how a cold front pushed Hurricane Grace back in 1991, leading to the so - called «Perfect Storm.»