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A ship in a force 12 ("hurricane-force") storm at sea, the highest rated on the Beaufort scale. The Beaufort scale (/ ˈ b oʊ f ər t / BOH-fərt) is an empirical measure that relates wind speed to observed conditions at sea or on land. Its full name is the Beaufort wind force scale.
The Great Beaufort Hurricane of 1879 An unnamed vessel reported stormy conditions and rapidly falling barometric pressures northeast of the Lesser Antilles on August 13. [ 2 ] With the track initiated about 260 mi (420 km) east-northeast of Barbuda , the cyclone headed westward, passing north of the Lesser Antilles.
Hurricane Gracie was a powerful hurricane that formed in September 1959, ... particularly the city of Beaufort, South Carolina, with many downed trees, telephone ...
The National Weather Service’s John Quagliariello said at the update that Beaufort clocked the highest wind gusts of 75 mph. Quagliariello said the service issued 63 tornado warnings across ...
Rain from Hurricane Milton will likely be “manageable,” Morales said, with between 1.5 and 2 inches forecast between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday night in Beaufort.
Warning issued 36 hours in advance of potential flooding. City of Beaufort expecting 4 to 10 inches ‘in very short period’
The 1893 Sea Islands hurricane was a deadly major hurricane that struck the Sea Islands which was near Savannah, Georgia on August 27, 1893. [1] It was the 7th deadliest hurricane in United States history, and was one of three deadly hurricanes during the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season; the storm killed an estimated 1,000–2,000 people, mostly from storm surge.
People who have no place to go for safety from Hurricane Idalia can go to an emergency shelter at Ridgeland School, 250 Jaguar Trail, Beaufort County said Wednesday afternoon.