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The Great Gale of 1880 was an intense extratropical cyclone (possibly deeper than 955 millibars or 28.20 inHg) that impacted the Northwest United States on January 9, 1880. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The greatest snowstorm, and perhaps overall worst storm in SW Washington and NW Oregon history, was that dubbed the ‘Storm King’ event of January 9, 1880....
Gale warnings (and gale watches) allow mariners to take precautionary actions to ensure their safety at sea or to seek safe anchorage and ride out the storm on land. Though usually associated with deep low-pressure areas , winds strong enough to catalyze a gale warning can occur in other conditions too, including from anticyclones , or high ...
A gale is a strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface wind moving at a speed between 34 and 47 knots (63.0 and 87.0 km/h ; 17.5 and 24.2 m/s ; 39.1 and 54.1 mph ). [ 1 ]
On the north coast of Anglesey, where the Royal Charter, a steam clipper, was approaching the end of her voyage from Melbourne to Liverpool, the wind at Point Lynas changed direction to ENE at 10 p.m. on 25 October and rose to gale force. By 10 p.m. the wind had reached force 10 and continued to increase, reaching force 12 by midnight.
Great September Gale of 1815 – New England; 1848 Tampa Bay hurricane - Tampa Bay, 24 September 1848; Great Gale of 1861 – Hartlepool and the north east coast of England, Saturday 9 February 1861; Great Gale of 1865 – Table Bay, South Africa, 17 May 1865; Great Gale of 1871 – Bridlington and north east coast of England, Friday 10 ...
Gale Symphonia Glory VI (ゲイル・シンフォニア・グローリー六世, Geiru Shinfonia Gurōrī Rokusei) is the father of Haru and Cattleya. He is related to the first king of Symphonia, Gale "Symphonia" Glory I, who was his great-grandfather. Gale had an enchanted sword called the "Azure Sky Blade" or the "Sapphire Symphonia Sword".
Portland ' s wooden hull was built by the New England Company in Bath, Maine.The 1200-horsepower vertical-beam steam engine was constructed by the Portland Company, with a bore, or cylinder diameter, measuring 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) across, together with a 12 ft (3.7 m) stroke. [1]
Gale Force is a 2002 action thriller starring Treat Williams and co-starring Michael Dudikoff, Curtis Armstrong, Susan Walters, Tim Thomerson, Marcia Strassman, and many more. It was directed by Jim Wynorski .