Sentence examples for made direct landfall from inspiring English sources

Only 1 hurricane as strong as #Matthew (140 mph) has made direct landfall on Grand Bahama Island on record (1935 Cuba Hurricane).

Ophelia (while not making direct landfall in North Carolina) did impact the state with Category 1 winds – according to the "Costliest-Deadliest Hurricanes" memorandum on the NHC website.

Next, the hurricane changed direction and made landfall near Savannah, Georgia.

Updated at 12.50am GMT 12.11am GMT Landfall Sandy has now made landfall on the coast of New Jersey.

As there are no large contiguous landmasses in the basin, direct hits and landfalls are rare; however, they occur occasionally, as with Hurricane Iniki in 1992, which made landfall on Hawaii, and Hurricane Ioke in 2006, which made a direct hit on Johnston Atoll.

Later on September 2, the hurricane made landfall on the Yucatán Peninsula; its northern jog spared Belize City from a direct hit.

Storm conditions may be experienced on the coast and inland hours before landfall; in fact, a tropical cyclone can launch its strongest winds over land, yet not make landfall; if this occurs, then it is said that the storm made a direct hit on the coast.

Superstorm Sandy made landfall five years ago this Sunday.

Haiyan had made landfall in China at midday eastern time.

Tropical Depression 10 had made landfall in Florida.

Superstorm Sandy made landfall in Atlantic City five years ago, on October 29 , 2012