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2. Gale warning - Wikipedia

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   The National Weather Service issues a similar high wind warning (Specific Area Message Encoding code: HWW) for high winds on land. The criteria vary from place to place; however, in most cases, the warning applies to winds of 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) to 73 miles per hour (117 km/h) for at least 1 hour; or any gusts of 58 miles per hour (93 km/h) to 114 miles per hour (183 km/h) on land.

3. List of flagpoles by height - Wikipedia

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   This list of flagpoles by height includes completed flagpoles which are either free–standing or supported, excluding the height of any pedestal (plinth), building, or other base platform which may elevate them. Due to the list's incomplete nature, flagpoles shorter than 120 m (390 ft) are not ranked.

4. Hurricane-proof building - Wikipedia

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   Interlocking metal pan roof systems installed on mobile homes can fail under the pressure differential (lift) created by the high-velocity winds passing over the surface plane of the roof. This is compounded by the wind entering the building allowing the building interior to pressurize, lifting the underside of the roof panels, resulting in the ...

5. Flagpole - Wikipedia

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   The current tallest flagpole in India is the 110-metre (360 ft) flagpole in Belgaum, Karnataka which was first hoisted on 12 March 2018. [9] [10] The tallest flagpole in the United Kingdom from 1959 until 2007 stood in Kew Gardens. It was made from a Canadian Douglas-fir tree and was 68.5 m (225 ft) in height. [11]

6. Coastal warning display tower - Wikipedia

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   Through a system of flags, the towers can indicate not only wind-related warnings, but also major aspects of the local daily weather forecast. Warning pennant Warning flag A single red pennant was shown from the top of the tower as a small craft advisory ; for a gale warning , two such pennants were used.

7. Topping out - Wikipedia

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   In New Zealand, completion of the roof to a water-proof state is celebrated through a "roof shout", where workers are treated to cake and beer. [ 9 ] The tradition of " pannenbier " (literally "(roof) tile beer" in Dutch ) is popular in the Netherlands and Flanders , where a national, regional or city flag is hung once the highest point of a ...