Sentence examples for torrential winds from inspiring English sources

Fully stormproofing the system — sinking power lines, elevating substations and otherwise hardening equipment against damage from torrential winds and widespread flooding — could easily cost 100 times as much.

All neighborhoods ― Black or white, wealthy or poor ― were hit with the same torrential winds and downpours.

More than 250 students braved torrential wind and rain to sample culinary offerings donated from 18 local restaurants at the first Taste of Morningside Heights, held under a tent on Low Plaza on April 20.

Wales, the Six Nations champion, was given the best chance of winning; it played an Australian side that fell, 9-6, to Scotland in torrential wind and rain a few days earlier.

Six hours in freezing temperatures, torrential wind and rain.

On occasion, it's happened where, to keep the balloon handlers safe, that some balloons wouldn't be raised (due to storms or torrential wind).

This included torrential downpours, wind gusts so powerful they picked up chairs, a postponed women's final, a postponed men's semifinal and even an evacuation for an impending tornado.

A grand outdoor finale had been planned in the seaside town but torrential and wind reaching up to 50mph curtailed the day's events.

These indicate the boundaries for various types of fronts: Cold front: Rainfall can be torrential and wind speeds can be high.

More than 150,000 homes were cut off after strong winds, torrential rain and flooding caused damage to power networks.

Torrential rain and winds up to 90mph uprooted trees, blocked roads, and cut electricity supplies across southern England and Wales.