Sentence examples for severe typhoons from inspiring English sources

In the Pacific, exceptionally strong typhoons are rated as severe typhoons or even super typhoons, and Typhoon Usagi, with sustained winds of more than 155 miles per hour, briefly qualified as a super typhoon before being downgraded to a severe typhoon.

In July 2012, Hong Kong encountered one of the most severe typhoons in the history, Vicente (1208).

Due to the geographical location of Taiwan, solar water heaters on the roof of buildings are frequently subjected to the impact of severe typhoons.

The frequency of severe typhoons with intense precipitation has increased in Taiwan recently, but there is significant inter- and intra-annual variation so projections for the future are unclear (Hsu et al. 2011).

Right now, people in the Philippines are experiencing more and increasingly severe typhoons, losing their livelihoods and lives in the aftermath.

A severe typhoon caused a ferry to capsize in 1971, killing 88 people.

The ball is designed to swing back and forth up to five feet during a severe typhoon.

Currently described as a "moderate typhoon" by Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau – the second highest category – it could be raised to the top category of "severe typhoon" if wind speeds near the centre reach more than 184km an hour.

On Sept. 26, 1954, the Toya Maru, a Japanese commercial ferry, sank during a severe typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, killing an estimated 1,150 to 1,170 passengers and crew members.

Severe Typhoon Vicente was the strongest tropical cyclone (TC) that has attacked Hong Kong (HK) since 1999.

This study aims to investigate the typhoon-generated wind characteristics over different terrains and the wind effects on a super-tall building located in a metropolis during a severe typhoon as well as verification of the accuracy of wind tunnel testing results, so as to provide useful information for the wind-resistant design of high-rise buildings in tropical cyclone-prone regions.