Sentence examples for a severe gale from inspiring English sources

Several of the new dwellings were damaged by a severe gale in October 1860, and repairs were sufficient only to make them suitable for use as byres.

It turns out to be a severe gale - the worst in 21 years.

The storm had been building in the northeast Atlantic since noon and by 5.30pm had reached what the Met Office described as a "severe gale", force nine on the Beaufort scale.

Shortly after the battle had ended, a severe gale struck the area.

During a severe gale in late October, the ship aided the small coastal steamer that had lost power.

The tanker had come loose during a severe gale, which had winds of up to 80 mph.

A spokesman said along with severe gale force winds it could lead to blizzard conditions and could cause major disruption.

A tidal surge combined with severe gale force winds has caused flooding problems in coastal areas of western and southern Scotland.

There were more warnings of gales – no surprise, they had already ridden out two – and then came a real shock: "Faroes: wind northerly, severe gale, force nine, backing northwest," the BBC announcer intoned.

"Severe gale force winds caused structural damage in places, and there were gusts up to 100mph.

On Wednesday, there was the potential for gale-force winds in western coastal areas, possibly touching severe gale force in parts of coastal Cornwall and south-west Wales.