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Wind gust speeds during Storm Abigail in November 2015 Sound of wind blowing in a pine forest at around 25 m/sec, with gust alterations. A wind gust or just gust is a brief, sudden increase in the wind speed. It usually lasts for less than 20 seconds, briefer than a squall, which lasts minutes. A gust is followed by a lull (or slackening) in ...
Wind pressures are positive on the windward side of a structure and negative on the leeward side. Infrequent wind gusts can cause poorly designed suspension bridges to sway. When wind gusts are at a similar frequency to the swaying of the bridge, the bridge can be destroyed more easily, such as what occurred with the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in ...
The highest gust measured in state and the country was 140 mph (230 km/h) on Mount Washington. [41] These winds caused widespread damage to trees and power lines, leaving approximately 200,000 residents without power. [42] Across New Hampshire, one person was killed and damage amounted to $1.8 million. [43]
"On the 28th and 29th, Dallas was one of many cities facing a wind threat," AccuWeather Since Thursday, Oct. 28, over 2,300 flights have been canceled by American Airlines alone.
Gusts hit 100mph north of the border as high winds claimed one life and caused widespread damage, disrupting travel and damaging property. ... “The strength and severity of Eowyn has caused the ...
Straight-line winds are common with the gust front of a thunderstorm or originate with a downburst from a thunderstorm. These events can cause considerable damage, even in the absence of a tornado. The winds can gust to 58 m/s (130 mph) [11] and winds of 26 m/s (58 mph) or more can last for more than twenty minutes. [12]
Extreme wind (70 mph or greater) Downpours; Heavy rain; Flood, flash flood, coastal flooding; Hail; High winds – 93 km/h(58 mph) or higher. Lightning; Thundersnow, Snowsquall; Tornado; Windstorm (gradient pressure induced) Severe thunderstorm (hailstorm, downburst: microbursts and macrobursts)
High winds and stormy weather on Sunday caused more than 177,000 Sacramento County customers to lose power, with the strongest gusts set to hit the region overnight.