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Discover LudwigThe phrase "at landfall" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of weather events, particularly when referring to the moment a storm or hurricane makes contact with land.
Example: "The hurricane caused significant damage at landfall, uprooting trees and flooding streets."
Alternatives: "upon reaching land" or "when it hits land".
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But they were not major hurricanes at landfall.
Both its thermodynamic and kinematic structures are investigated to explore the TC characteristics at landfall.
Like Hurricane Katrina, it was a Category 3 storm at landfall.
The maximum sustained wind occurred at landfall around Atlantic City of about 80mph.
Hugo in 1989 was the one before that and was a Category 4 at landfall.
This storm was "just" a Category 1 at landfall and thus not a major storm.
The official forecast took the storm up to mid-Category 3 at landfall.
By 2 p.m., the fresh forecast put the anticipated winds at landfall at 125 miles an hour.
Superstorm Sandy was a monster even though the wind speed at landfall — 80 miles per hour — was relatively low.
By then the storm's winds had weakened to less than 85 miles (138 km) per hour at landfall.
And I predict confidently that we will survive Sandy, which should not be a tropical cyclone at landfall.
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