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Discover LudwigThe phrase "make landfall on" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of weather events, particularly hurricanes or storms, to describe when they reach land after being over water.
Example: "The hurricane is expected to make landfall on the coast early tomorrow morning."
Alternatives: "hit land" or "arrive on shore".
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It is also the only one on record to make landfall on Cuba at Category 5 status.
Tropical Storm Danielle was one of few tropical cyclones known to make landfall on the Delmarva Peninsula.
Bertha was one of only three tropical cyclones to make landfall on both Louisiana and Texas; the others being Allison in 2001 and Fern in 1971.
It would, all agreed, make landfall on Friday, after the weekly communal prayer.
And happily, I reckon we'll make landfall on my Utopia first.
It is forecast to make landfall on Thursday in Nicaragua, just north of the Costa Rican border.
Forecasters predict the storm will make landfall on Haiti's southern peninsula, bringing the threat of mudslides and flash floods.
It was due to make landfall on the central east coast late on Friday or early Saturday morning.
The category 4 storm is due to make landfall on Saturday evening with winds of up to 135mph.
Instead, the models were able to predict five days beforehand that Sandy would make landfall on that evening.
The hurricane is expected to make landfall on the Gulf Coast on Thursday morning, a week after Tropical Storm Isidore struck the Louisiana coast.
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