hurricane force
Extremely violent gales
Hurricane force describes wind speeds of 64 knots (74 mph) or greater—the threshold at which a tropical storm becomes a hurricane.
The term extends beyond meteorology to describe any extremely powerful wind or, figuratively, overwhelming intensity: The scandal hit the administration with hurricane force.
- galeSevere sustained wind
- tempestViolent windstorm or turmoil
- cycloneRotating low-pressure storm system
- typhoonWestern Pacific hurricane
- tropical stormOrganized oceanic wind system
howling · wind speeds · devastating · winds · category · storm · weather advisory · violent · destruction · gusts · roaring · fierce · relentless · battering · storm surge · fury · surge · catastrophic
- Beaufort scalecalm, light breeze, gentle breeze, moderate breeze, fresh breeze
- Wind termscalm, breezy, windy, gusty, blustery
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- windbreeze, wind, gale, gust, gusts
- Disaster ScalesRichter scale, category one, category four, category five, F1
wind intensity
hurricane forcecalm
Free from agitation
still · dead calm · gentle breeze · windless · light breeze
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