hurricane-force wind

[ hur-i-keyn-fawrs wind, -fohrs, huhr-or, especially British, -kuhn- ]

noun

1. 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.

Example Sentences

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.

From Popular-Science

The 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.

From Washington Post

It 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.

From Washington Post

The 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.

From Washington Post

Near 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.

From Washington Post