Sentence examples for typhoon strength from inspiring English sources

Nagasaki may also be severely hit, after which Neoguri should retain minimal typhoon strength (winds of 74 mph) into central Japan and is expected to reach the Tokyo area by Friday.

The winds and storms lasted just long enough--and the South China Sea was just wide enough--to boost Vamei to typhoon strength.

After typhoon strength correction and time translation, the result of wind speed and typhoon-induced storm surge seems more reasonable and can be used in coastal engineering, such as dike design and dike risk assessment.

Typhoons do not occur in Alaska, but typhoon strength winds batter Alaska's west coast.

A total of 16 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 2 reached super typhoon strength.

Of the 29, 13 storms reached typhoon intensity, of which 2 reached super typhoon strength.

Thirteen of them were typhoon-strength, the biggest by some way being typhoon Haiyan, possibly the most powerful tropical cyclone to make landfall in recorded history.

I cannot imagine what would happen if a typhoon the strength of Yolanda hit Manila or the second city, Cebu.

Unlike the situation in Florida, things are generally back to normal within hours or days, depending on the typhoon's strength.

The typhoon gained strength shortly after the Toya Maru left the Hakodate dock (about 6 40 pm) with a full load of passengers and railway cars.

They warned that the typhoon's strength could blow the roofs off even the most storm-proof buildings and suck out their walls, with some foretelling "catastrophic damage" as Haiyan – known locally as Yolanda – ravaged the Philippines' agricultural central islands.