Sentences with phrase «strong hurricane winds»

It seems that Pantala is well - suited for long - haul flights, with wings designed for gliding on the wind for much of the trip, especially if they can get caught up in strong hurricane winds.

«Fairly modest changes» can make a difference The strongest hurricane winds on the coast can reach 180 mph.

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.

The «extremely dangerous» hurricane was downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 4 early on Friday, but it still packed winds as strong as 155 miles per hour.

The «extremely dangerous» hurricane was downgraded from a category 5 to a category 4 early on Friday, but it still packed winds as strong as 155 miles per hour, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an hurricane was downgraded from a category 5 to a category 4 early on Friday, but it still packed winds as strong as 155 miles per hour, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an Hurricane Center (NHC) said in an advisory.

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.

With wind gales as strong as 160 mph, Hurricane Maria blasted through the country, damaging 90 % of all structures and knocking out all power, water and telecoms.

The extent of the damage is unknown given that dozens of municipalities remained isolated and without communication after Maria hit the island Wednesday morning as a Category 4 storm with 155 mph winds, the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in over 80 years.

It occurs when strong winds from an approaching hurricane push water into the shore.

The devastation from Hurricane Harvey will linger for months and even years, but another hurricane is already heading for the Southeast U.S., one with much strongHurricane Harvey will linger for months and even years, but another hurricane is already heading for the Southeast U.S., one with much stronghurricane is already heading for the Southeast U.S., one with much stronger winds.

As Hurricane #Maria exits Puerto Rico, it will spread its rain and strong winds into the Dominican Republic tonight: https://t.co/Q5QSF1M0fW pic.twitter.com/GsxMOZMcR 2

With strong, damaging winds, Hurricane Maria has destroyed homes and critical infrastructure just two weeks after Hurricane Irma cut through the Caribbean.

The perfect recipe for a strong hurricane includes warm ocean water and little wind shear.

For a younger child, you might say, «A hurricane is a tropical storm with very strong winds and lots of rain, lightning, and thunder.»

As of 11 p.m., CBS2's Lonnie Quinn reported Hurricane Maria was 65 miles east - southeast of Grand Turk Island as a strong Category 3 storm, with sustained wind speeds of 125 mph.

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.

A nor» easter slammed New York City on the five - year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, bringing heavy rain and some flooding, with winds projected to become stronger last night.

Winds from Hurricane Sandy were stronger coming off Lake Ontario than in other parts of central New York.

The National Weather Service says that a crane has collapsed in Miami as strong wind from Hurricane Irma blows in.

The wind field (the extent of strong winds) was immense: three times Hurricane Katrina's.

The hurricane's strongest sustained winds, at 185 mph, blew for more than 65 consecutive hours, something no other tropical cyclone has done in the modern satellite era, which began 50 years ago, according to Philip Klotzbach, a meteorologist at Colorado State University.

The winds are strong for this time of year, reminding the locals of hurricane Ivan, which devastated the capital city of George Town in 2004, lifting whole apartment blocks and transporting buildings across streets.

It's these lower wind speeds, around hurricane strength, that are most common — even on the edges of stronger storms — according to Grimes.

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

While hurricane hunter aircraft can help determine wind speed, velocity, water temperature and other data, the fact is we often don't know why or how a storm gets stronger or weaker.

Strong El Niño events and wind shear typically suppress the development of hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says.

In hurricane - force winds, nobody wonders, «Gee, is this a strong wind?»

Only Hurricane Allen, which slammed into parts of Mexico and Texas in 1980, was clocked with stronger winds, at 190 mph.

And it can make the Atlantic season weaker, in part because it can make wind shear stronger in the Atlantic, which can pull hurricanes apart when they are trying to form.

Maria's eye assaulted the town of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, on Wednesday with maximum sustained winds of nearly 250 kilometers per hour (155 miles per hour)-- the high end of category 4 — making it the strongest storm to hit the island since the San Ciprian Hurricane of 1932.

The world's strongest recorded typhoon, cyclone or hurricane to make landfall was Hurricane Camille in 1969, which hit the southern U.S. state of Mississippi with 305 kph (190 mph) winds, said Weather Underground'shurricane to make landfall was Hurricane Camille in 1969, which hit the southern U.S. state of Mississippi with 305 kph (190 mph) winds, said Weather Underground'sHurricane Camille in 1969, which hit the southern U.S. state of Mississippi with 305 kph (190 mph) winds, said Weather Underground's Masters.

The heavy rains and particularly strong winds in the recent spate of hurricanes that struck the United States in 2017 — Harvey, Irma and Maria — were probably due in part to climate change.

Almost half of the ACE during the 2015 was attributable to a single hurricane, Joaquin, which was the strongest hurricane of the season with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph (Category 4 strength) and a central minimum pressure of 931 mb.

In most cases, the largest cause of storm surge is strong onshore winds in a hurricane or tropical storm.

Since 1995, the natural climate pattern called the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation (AMO) has been in a phase in which temperature, wind, and rainfall patterns favor stronger hurricane seasons.

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.

Over the Atlantic basin, the amplified trough is associated with stronger upper - level westerly winds and stronger lower - level easterly trade winds, both of which increase the vertical wind shear and suppress hurricane activity.

The unusually strong westerly wind shear across the Caribbean Sea and the central tropical Atlantic (deep purple) stifled hurricane development.

And in October, Hurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere and had the highest wind speeds ever directly measured, clocking in atHurricane Patricia became the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere and had the highest wind speeds ever directly measured, clocking in athurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere and had the highest wind speeds ever directly measured, clocking in at 200 mph.

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.

As Hurricane Irene pummels the east coast with heavy downpours and strong winds, massive evacuations are being held all over New York City.

While it's been less than a month since Hurricane Irma's strong winds brushed through Florida, Hillsborough County Commissioners are getting

Due to deforestation of some areas, the local school and more than 20 homes battled the strong winds of both hurricanes, with nothing to protect them.

October falls toward the end of the wet and hurricane seasons in Punta Cana, which means there is a good chance you'll experience a fair bit of rainfall and strong winds during your holiday.

* Update: since Hurricane Maria passed we experienced strong winds and sea swells but luckily no damage.

The longer and stronger the wind blows (like a hurricane) the more energy that is transferred and so larger the swell.

April and May are hot and humid while June to mid-November brings strong winds - this is also hurricane season in Belize City.

As we have discussed elsewhere on this site, statistical measures that focus on trends in the strongest category storms, maximum hurricane winds, and changes in minimum central pressures, suggest a systematic increase in the intensities of those storms that form.

The incredibly strong winds created by the polar oscillations and vortices seemed to be the determining factors in last year's hurricane season.

The areas of the U.S. well - suited for offshore wind energy generation are also areas where hurricanes and strong storms occur.