hurricane-force wind
a wind, not necessarily a hurricane, having a speed of more than 72 miles per hour (32 meters per second): the strongest of the winds.
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The record-breaking heat and hurricane-force winds of summer 2020 stirred up some of the worst firestorms the West had experienced in more than a century, destroying thousands of homes and burning millions of acres.
Prescribed burns can keep wildfires in check. So why are politicians standing in the way? | Madeline Ostrander/Undark | October 27, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe low brought wind gusts to around 60 mph in coastal stretches of the Pacific Northwest and wave heights of up to 20 feet, but it was a powerhouse storm over the open ocean with hurricane-force winds.
Atmospheric river unleashes record-setting rain, flooding in California | Matthew Cappucci, Jason Samenow | October 25, 2021 | Washington PostIt had a minimum air pressure reminiscent of Superstorm Sandy in 2012, bringing hurricane-force winds over the open ocean waters and 50 to 80 mph gusts along the coast from Seattle to San Francisco.
Atmospheric river unleashes record-setting rain, flooding in California | Matthew Cappucci, Jason Samenow | October 25, 2021 | Washington PostThe risk of serious impacts from Ida is increasing, including the potential for “dangerous hurricane-force winds” and a “life-threatening storm surge,” according to the Hurricane Center.
Ida strengthens to hurricane, predicted to strike Louisiana as Category 3 late Sunday | Matthew Cappucci, Jason Samenow | August 27, 2021 | Washington PostNear where it comes ashore, the storm has the potential to generate a “life-threatening” surge, or storm-driven rise in ocean water above normally dry land at the coast, and “damaging hurricane-force winds,” according to the Hurricane Center.
A strong hurricane is forecast to strike the Gulf Coast by Monday | Matthew Cappucci, Jason Samenow | August 26, 2021 | Washington Post
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