violent storm

British

noun

a wind of force 11 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 64–72 mph

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About 30 hours later, near Michigan’s Whitefish Point and during a violent storm on Nov. 10, 1975, the big ship broke apart and sank with its 29 men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

Late on Sept. 25, 1939, a violent storm lashed Southern California, sinking boats, flooding mountain resorts and killing nearly 100 people.

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2023

People were celebrating a birthday on the 16-metre-long boat when it capsized and sank in a violent storm.

From Reuters • May 29, 2023

The state was one of several across the United States' South and Midwest which suffered the effects of a violent storm system over the weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2023

Their bottoms were dark and lumpy, and Nhamo knew a violent storm was imminent.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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