Sentences with phrase «powerful hurricane winds»

According to a 2010 Pinellas County emergency management report, the county is vulnerable to storm surge, a dome of water pushed ashore by powerful hurricane winds.

Not exact matches

As Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico early Wednesday morning, the powerful Category 4 storm is expected to leave «catastrophic damage» with winds up to 155 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, drove toward Florida on Friday as it lashed the Caribbean with devastating winds and torrential rain, leaving behind at least 21 deaths and a swath of destruction.

Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in a century, churned across northern Caribbean islands on Wednesday with a catastrophic mix of fierce winds, surf and rain, en route to a possible Florida landfall at the weekend.

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.

Irma made landfall Sept. 6 on the island of Barbuda as a Category 5 storm packing winds of up to 185 mph, one of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record and ultimately forcing the evacuation of the entire population of the island.

While the eye of Hurricane Maria has left Puerto Rico, powerful winds and intense rains are still pounding the island and further damaging its already crippled infrastructure.

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.

The center of the massive Category 5 hurricane made a direct hit on the island, whipping it with powerful wind and rain for longer than 30 hours.

Hurricane Sandy had an asymmetrical wind field, which means its most powerful winds were located in its left - rear quadrant, making it anything but normal.

But recent research, he adds, shows that the largest hurricanes — with the fastest winds — could become even more powerful CO2 - spawning dynamos as the planet heats up.

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.

As another active hurricane season in the Atlantic winds down, some atmospheric scientists say they have the tools to stop or slow the powerful storms.

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexicon — Hurricane Patricia, one of the most powerful storms on record, struck Mexico's Pacific coast on Friday with destructive winds that tore down trees, moved cars and forced thousands of people to flee homes and beachfront resorts.

Vulnerable Haiti is braced for flash floods and violent winds from extremely dangerous Hurricane Matthew as the powerful storm remains on a path aiming at the hemisphere's poorest country.

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.

In 2015, the global wind machine fired up record numbers of powerful hurricanes in the central Pacific, with several making close passes to the Island of Hawaii.

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

Hurricane Irene's powerful winds uprooted trees, flooded buildings and knocked over telephone poles.

Situated right where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, four miles from the town of Tarifa, the Hotel Hurricane Tarifa draws its name from the area's powerful winds.

Hurricane Irma struck the Florida Keys and south Florida early Sunday morning as a powerful category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds near 130 mph.

September falls within the wet and hurricane seasons in Punta Cana, which means that there is a fair chance you'll experience a lot of rainfall and powerful winds during your holiday.

My guess is that Katrina and Andrew were the most powerful, combined wind speed and size, hurricanes to hit the U.S. of the last three centuries, or longer.

In the fall of 1998, Hurricane Mitch — one of the most powerful storms ever to come out of the Atlantic, with winds approaching 200 miles per hour — hit the east coast of Central America.

Wind varies in intensity and strength from a gentle breeze to a powerful and destructive storm, such as a hurricane or tornado.

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.

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One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent years is closing in on Haiti, bringing winds, rains and storm surges.