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Local officials say a combination of factors caused the trees to fall: several years of beach erosion, combined with powerful high tides and oversaturated soils from the back-to-back atmospheric ...
High winds and soggy ground had a lot to do with the loss of trees. The Columbia office of the National Weather Service reported that the highest wind gust at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport was ...
Trees toppled across the capital city as winds reached 66 mph by Sunday evening at McClellan Air Force Base. Storms are expected to continue into Monday, but die down in the afternoon, the ...
Windthrow is common in all forested parts of the world that experience storms or high wind speeds. The risk of windthrow to a tree is related to the tree's size (height and diameter), the 'sail area' presented by its crown, the anchorage provided by its roots, its exposure to the wind, and the local wind climate.
A large tree branch covers 15th Street and multiple cars between N and O streets in Sacramento on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, after high winds caused tree damage across the region.
At the same time, young trees start to grow in the wind shadow in the windward portion of the gap, protected from the high winds by the surviving trees. The combination of dying trees at the leeward edge and regenerating trees at the windward edge results in the propagation of the fir waves in the direction of the predominant prevailing wind.
High winds are known to cause damage, depending upon their strength. Wind speeds as low as 23 knots (43 km/h) may lead to power outages when tree branches fall and disrupt power lines. [15] Some species of trees are more vulnerable to winds. Trees with shallow roots are more prone to uproot, and brittle trees such as eucalyptus, sea hibiscus ...
As Hurricane Ian battered Florida, the state's palm trees stood firm, thanks to their flexible trunks and above-ground roots. Palm trees bend in high winds and are hard to uproot.