Some of the winds concentrated into swirling hurricane-force storms like Jupiter's Great Red Spot, but often lasted no more than three weeks.
Observations have shown that these calculations are accurate for gentle winds, but there are no data for hurricane-force storms.Or at least no accessible data.
Tens of thousands of homes are without power across the UK, after hurricane-force storms brought chaos to the road and rail network.
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Despite gradually losing its tropical characteristics, Gustav brought heavy rain, storm and hurricane force winds, and storm surges to areas of Atlantic Canada for several days.
By late afternoon winds had dropped to 75 m.p.h., barely hurricane force, and the storm was rapidly moving away from the Bahamas.
Hurricane force winds and storm surge inundated portions of southern Louisiana, though no significant damage or fatalities were reported.
This means cities like New York and Boston are in danger, and perhaps especially so because their infrastructure wasn't been built to sustain hurricane force winds and storm surges.
In Atlantic Canada, the hurricane and its remnants brought heavy rain, tropical storm and hurricane force winds, as well as storm surges for several days.
Although it quickly weakened below hurricane force, Able maintained tropical storm force for almost two days over land, eventually dissipating over Maine on September 2.
While passing the archipelago, Wilma produced hurricane force winds and powerful storm surge, flooding southwestern coastal areas of Grand Bahama and destroying hundreds of buildings.
