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  2. High winds today could bring dangerous wind chills. What you ...

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    The National Weather Service is forecasting winds up to 40 mph across much of Michigan today, which, combined with today's frosty temperatures, could mean dangerous wind chill reports. The ...

  3. Beaufort scale - Wikipedia

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    Sir Francis Beaufort. The scale that carries Beaufort's name had a long and complex evolution from the previous work of others (including Daniel Defoe the century before). In the 18th century, naval officers made regular weather observations, but there was no standard scale and so they could be very subjective — one man's "stiff breeze" might be another's "soft breeze"—: Beaufort succeeded ...

  4. 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.

  5. At Least Four Dead As Tornadoes Rip Across South - AOL

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    The National Weather Service estimated wind speeds at 80 mph. Witnesses reported downed trees, but there were no immediate reports of major damage. (11:50 a.m. ET) Severe Weather Threat Lingers

  6. Hurricane Milton: See final wind speeds, rain totals across ...

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    Here's a look at the wind speeds and rain totals that the storm left in its wake. Peak wind gusts for Hurricane Milton and tornadoes Al’s Family Farms Citrus, 2001 North Kings Highway on Friday ...

  7. Enhanced Fujita scale - Wikipedia

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    The old scale lists an F5 tornado as wind speeds of 261–318 mph (420–512 km/h), while the new scale lists an EF5 as a tornado with winds above 200 mph (322 km/h), found to be sufficient to cause the damage previously ascribed to the F5 range of wind speeds.

  8. Gale - Wikipedia

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    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] Forecasters typically issue gale warnings when winds of this strength are ...

  9. 6 mph F 10 km/h C Wind. 44 ... Today's top weather news for Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024: Millions of people face threats of rain and snow as 2025 begins before a blast of frigid air sends temperatures ...