Severe thunderstorm winds outside a tornado typically do not exceed 75 mph. Such winds can peel roof tiles, knock down trees and collapse some weak structures.
In rare cases they may exceed 120 mph. Such winds can destroy trailers, an tear roofs from buildings.
The primary cause of damaging winds in a thunderstorm is something called a downburst. This occurs when a mass of air within a thunderstorm cools and starts to fall. It hits the ground at great speed and spreads out horizontally, producing damaging winds that in some cases can be well over 100 mph.
Sheltering indoors is safest; winds can blow damaging debris your way.
Lightning, flash floods, tornadoes, and damaging straight-line winds.
It means that some thunderstorms are expected to produce winds capable of producing damage and hail greater than 2" in diameter. A few of the storms may be capable of producing tornadoes.
Water is usually more destructive. While hurricane winds can be very damaging they rarely cause the sort of destruction often associated with tornadoes. Water, in the form of waves, storm surge, and inland flooding can carry much more force.
Yes, the damaging winds could damage the atomic Betty's Ship.
Hail overall is more common. But damaging winds appear to occur more frequently than severe hail (≥1" diameter).
The primary cause of damaging winds in a thunderstorm is something called a downburst. This occurs when a mass of air within a thunderstorm cools and starts to fall. It hits the ground at great speed and spreads out horizontally, producing damaging winds that in some cases can be well over 100 mph.
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Downdrafts are damaging winds on or near the ground. They are called downbursts or microbursts if caused by a thunderstorm which they usually are
Sheltering indoors is safest; winds can blow damaging debris your way.
they can be so bad you can lose your house or even die!
Lightning, flash floods, tornadoes, and damaging straight-line winds.
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Bad winds huge waves
Bad winds huge waves
Tornadoes produce very strong winds capable of toppling trees and damaging or destroying buildings. These winds along may throw a person to their death, but the biggest threat is in the flying debris that the winds of a strong tornado may carry. This debris can result in serious injury or death when it strikes people and animals.