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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 ...
Here’s everything you need to know about today’s storm, including rainfall amounts, wind speeds and power outages. Utility poles and trees were down on Stetson and Pearl streets in Bridgewater ...
Near where Helene makes landfall, general rainfall of 8-12 inches is expected, with 2 feet of rain possible in isolated areas. ... Along with powerful wind speeds and high rainfall amounts ...
In Canada, a severe thunderstorm is defined as having wind gusts of greater than 90 km/h (56 mph), hail with a diameter of greater than two centimetres (0.79 in), rainfall rates of greater than 50 millimetres (2.0 in) in one hour or greater than 75 millimetres (3.0 in) in three hours, or tornadoes. [14]
A wind gust or just gust is a brief, sudden increase in the wind speed. It usually lasts for less than 20 seconds, briefer than a squall, which lasts minutes. A gust is followed by a lull (or slackening) in the wind speed. [1] Generally, winds are least gusty over large water surfaces and most gusty over rough land and near high buildings. [2]
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 ...
This scale – officially known as the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale – is a rating based on maximum sustained wind speed, which ranges from 74 to 157 mph, or higher.
As Milton intensified into a major hurricane with wind speeds that on Monday reached upwards of 180 mph, the strength of the system increased the severity of the storm surge forecast to all ...