Sentence examples for sustained wind from inspiring English sources

Passing 120 km west of Wake Island with maximum sustained winds of 100 kn intensity, the island sustained wind gusts to typhoon force and waves to 6 m.

The sustained wind and rain of Hugo was terrible.

Both typhoons and hurricanes are powerful tropical cyclones, - storms with very high sustained wind speeds.

A few television cameras toppled from towers as sustained wind approaching 60 miles an hour was reported.

The units used for TC sustained wind speeds may vary by country, ranging from 1-, 2- to 10-min averages.

Numerous homes sustained wind damage and two mobile homes and a recreational vehicle were overturned.

The sustained wind reached a maximum of 56 mph in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Intensity estimates around that time indicated sustained wind speeds of 70 mph (110 km/h).

In Innisfail, the cyclone ruined 90% of the town's crops, and over 20 houses sustained wind damage.

A tropical depression is upgraded to a tropical storm should its sustained wind speeds exceed 34 kn.

The system subsequently affected the Solomon Island province of Temotu between January 9 – 10, with 10-minute sustained wind-speeds of up to.