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Street flooding in Ocean City, New Jersey, from the storm. Elsewhere in New England, waves up to 30 ft (9.1 m) reached as far north as Maine, [2] along with tides that were 3 ft (0.91 m) above normal. [22] Significant flooding was reported in that state, along with high winds that left areas without power.
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.
In the United States of America, winds of force 6 or 7 result in the issuance of a small craft advisory, with force 8 or 9 winds bringing about a gale warning, force 10 or 11 a storm warning ("a tropical storm warning" being issued instead of the latter two if the winds relate to a tropical cyclone), and force 12 a hurricane-force wind warning ...
Gale force winds are forecast to blow in this weekend, ... Wednesday was a pretty good day on the ocean for the boats that were wreck fishing. Capt. Bobby Quinn on the Ocean Explorer said there ...
Within the Beaufort scale, gale-force winds lie between 28 knots (52 km/h) and 55 knots (102 km/h) with preceding adjectives such as moderate, fresh, strong, and whole used to differentiate the wind's strength within the gale category. [22] A storm has winds of 56 knots (104 km/h) to 63 knots (117 km/h). [23]
A gale watch is issued by the National Weather Service of the United States when there is an increased risk for a gale-force wind event, meaning sustained surface winds, or frequent gusts, of 34 to 47 knots (39 to 54 mph; 63 to 87 km/h), but the occurrence, location, and/or timing of the event is still uncertain.
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 ]
Gale-force winds and floods struck several countries in northern Europe as the region endured more heavy rain on Friday that forecasters say will continue into the weekend. The winds are expected ...