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2. Windstorm inspection - Wikipedia

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   Windstorm inspections look for construction features that have been shown to reduce losses in hurricanes, such as a hip roof, concrete block construction, the presence of gable end bracing, shutters and opening protections, the presence of roof to wall attachments such as toe nails, clips or hurricane straps, and the presence of a secondary ...

3. Hurricane-proof building - Wikipedia

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   Wind on the roof surfaces can cause negative pressures that create a lifting force sufficient to lift the roof off the building. Once this occurs, the building is weakened considerably, and the rest will likely fail as well. To minimize this vulnerability, the upper structure ought to be anchored through the walls to the foundation.

4. Twelve West - Wikipedia

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   Four 45-foot-tall (14m) wind turbines are mounted on the roof for the purpose of research and generating electricity. [4] The turbines were expected to generate 9,000 kilowatt hours yearly and provide data on wind flows [5] and bird-strikes. [6]

5. Helene leaves 'biblical devastation' as death toll climbs to ...

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   Editor's Note: This page is a summary of news on Hurricane Helene for Sunday, Sept. 29. For the latest news on the storm, view our live updates file for Monday, Sept. 30. ASHEVILLE, N.C. − More ...

6. Storm - Wikipedia

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   A storm seen at the Baltic Sea near the island of Öland, Sweden.. A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. [citation needed] It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm), heavy precipitation (snowstorm, rainstorm), heavy freezing rain ...

7. Fears 19-mile landslide diversion may last months - AOL

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   Stay away, forest visitors told after storm damage. Storm rips roof off chapel and cuts power to 95,000. ... Brunson scores season-high 55 points to lead Knicks to 136-132 victory over Wizards i