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A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.

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A wind scale for quite strong wind, stronger than a storm

Oh, and the tropical storm will become a hurricane late Saturday night.

The town was considerably damaged by the great hurricane of the 8th of August 1899.

He'd managed to miss the hurricane, though the waters were still rough and the waves high.

Everything needs to be ready, especially if the hurricane shifts to make landfall.

In 1907 a hurricane destroyed the greater part of the laurels of the Prado and the royal palms of the Parque de Colon.

He felt like he'd been hit by a hurricane.

In 1090 a tremendous hurricane passed over London, and blew down six hundred houses and many churches.

An open space forming the heart of the square in which the church stands separates the solitary western tower (14th century) from the choir and transept, the nave having been blown down by a violent hurricane in 1674 and never rebuilt.

In July, on the approach of the dangerous hurricane season, Rodney sailed for North America, reaching New York on the 14th of September.

The hurricane, too, was followed by repeated droughts, and the inhabitants of the out-islands were reduced to indigence and want, a condition which is still, in some measure, in evidence.

Darian's mind was like a disaster scene after a hurricane.

The Hurricane makes any pillar candle's glow bright.

Darian awoke feeling as if he'd just survived a hurricane.

The operations of naval forces in the New World were largely dictated by the facts that from June to October are the hurricane months in the West Indies, while from October to June includes the stormy winter of the northern coast.

Atlantic hurricane Latest There are no tropical cyclones at this time.

The most destructive hurricane in history, Katrina, followed by another, Rita, has wreaked havoc in the southern States.

It'll smell like a whale died in here now, and I've only got three more Tahoes that survived the hurricane.

I won't let you sacrifice any of my Guardians so you can jump into the middle of a hurricane.

Three churches in the area were also destroyed by the hurricane that night.

He resumed command on 25 December and seven days later the fleet was struck by a violent hurricane.

Damage from Hurricane Katrina is complicated by widespread flooding from breached levees.

Hurricane Katrina is an unusually strong tropical cyclone to hit the USA.

The prevalent winds from the west, south-west and south blow continuously, at times approaching the force of a hurricane.

In the Norris basin are the Black Growler and the Hurricane, which consist of small apertures through which steam rushes with such tremendous force that it may be heard for miles.

Without his wife's hurricane Andrew in from selling startup evaluation of market.

Trying to read a mercury barometer on board a ship caught in a hurricane is not easy.

Agencies, individuals, and corporations are encouraged to post jobs on a free job board for hurricane evacuees.

There's a scene in it featuring a particularly fierce hurricane visiting destruction on a small town.

Curaçao, slotted forgivingly outside the hurricane belt, makes for an idyllic same-sex honeymoon.

It rained incessantly, and blew an hurricane, this and the day following.

Hurricane candles / hurricane candles / Hurricane Shell Photo Album Our hurricane shell candles are each a piece of candle art.

We had a hurricane lamp to find them, hanging up on a beam.

Also, an above-average probability of U.S. major hurricane landfall is anticipated " .

Couple denies Katrina charges The owners of a New Orleans nursing home deny manslaughter over the deaths of 35 patients in Hurricane Katrina.

The Hawker Hurricane was the first fighter monoplane to see service with the RAF and the first capable of exceeding 300 mph.

In the areas struck by hurricane Frances, many offices have been switched to generator or battery power because of extensive electical outages.

Our local forcast is for hurricane force winds beginning early tomorrow morning, with gusts up to 100 mph plus!

We had rummage sales and the money went to Mrs Churchill's Hurricane Fund.

The hurricane seasons of the 1990s brought to light how vulnerable pets are in the event of natural disasters.

Since then, Oprah has been seen running races, helping African orphans, and covering hurricane damage all au natural, stopping the media dead in their tracks.

If your wedding is cancelled or postponed because a raging hurricane causes your town to evacuate, you have a case.

Current Florida code requires hurricane shutters or other protection on new houses.

Today, hurricane shutters come in a variety of styles.

Accordion hurricane shutters are easy to operate, and can be custom made to fit any sized window or doors.

For example, "Hurricane" Helms is still in this version of the game.

Hurricane oil lamps are a type of light source that were commonly used in the days before electricity.

About eight o'clock in the evening, a noise is heard, dis- tinct even above the raging of the hurricane.

We are currently under a tornado watch which is very common after the eye of the hurricane passes.

The first-ever 90 mph hurricane winds form in the South Atlantic.

But it was not till a furious hurricane in November 1836 drove the waters as far as the gates of Amsterdam, and another on Christmas Day sent them in the opposite direction to submerge the streets of Leiden, that the mind of the nation was seriously turned to the matter.