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violent storm
noun
- a wind of force 11 on the Beaufort scale, reaching speeds of 64–72 mph 
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Record-breaking temperatures and violent storms wreaked havoc across the tournament.
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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.
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Record-breaking heat and violent storms wreaked havoc across the tournament.
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Ingram was sailing on the ship with his son when a violent storm broke out on the night of 8 September 1860.
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I know too well, how unpredictable spring weather can be — capricious even — with sudden violent storms and winds that shake the rafters.
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