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  2. Beaufort scale - Wikipedia

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    Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale. ... 1–3 mph 1–5 km/h 0.3–1.5 m/s 0–1 ft 0–0.3 m Ripples with appearance of scales are formed, without foam ...

  3. Wind speed - Wikipedia

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    The fastest wind speed not related to tornadoes ever recorded was during the passage of Tropical Cyclone Olivia on 10 April 1996: an automatic weather station on Barrow Island, Australia, registered a maximum wind gust of 113.3 m/s (408 km/h; 253 mph; 220.2 kn; 372 ft/s) [6] [7] The wind gust was evaluated by the WMO Evaluation Panel, who found ...

  4. Saffir–Simpson scale - Wikipedia

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    In 2024 another proposal to add "Category 6" was made, with a minimum wind speed of 192 mph (309 km/h), with risk factors such as the effects of climate change and warming ocean temperatures part of that research. [30] In the NHC area of responsibility, only Patricia had winds greater than 190 mph (85 m/s; 165 kn; 305 km/h).

  5. Pressure-wind relationship calculations for tropical cyclones

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    Pressure-wind relations can be used when information is incomplete, forcing forecasters to rely on the Dvorak Technique. [6] Some storms may have particularly high or low pressures that do not match with their wind speed. For example, Hurricane Sandy had a lower pressure than expected with its associated wind speed. [7]

  6. What caused 78 mph wind speeds in Bloomington last night? - AOL

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    The average wind speed during Tuesday afternoon's storm was 60-70 mph, powerful enough to uproot trees and cause the widespread damage seen in Bloomington today.

  7. Tropical cyclone intensity scales - Wikipedia

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    A very strong typhoon has wind speeds between 85–104 kn (44–54 m/s; 98–120 mph; 157–193 km/h), while a violent typhoon has wind speeds of 105 kn (54 m/s; 121 mph; 194 km/h) or greater. [8] The HKO, SMG and the CMA also divide the typhoon category into three categories, with both assigning a maximum wind speed of 80 kn (41 m/s; 92 mph ...

  8. Tornado rips through Santa Cruz County while 80-mph winds ...

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    The wind speed peaked at 90 mph and the tornado's path covered nearly a third of a mile at 30 yards wide along Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley, according to the weather agency.

  9. Wind - Wikipedia

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    Cherry tree moving with the wind blowing about 22 m/sec (about 79 km/h or 49 mph) Sound of wind blowing in a pine forest at around 25 m/sec, with gust alterations Wind is the natural movement of air or other gases relative to a planet's surface.