hurricane force

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• Overnight, hurricane-force winds battered the coastline.
• The coastal town was devastated by hurricane-force winds.
• Gusts briefly reached hurricane force at the height of the storm.
• Ships at sea encountered hurricane-force gusts, making navigation perilous.
• Ferries were canceled as conditions intensified to hurricane-force.
• Residents were advised to secure their homes against hurricane-force conditions.
• By dawn, sustained hurricane-force winds had downed power lines.
• The bridge was designed to withstand tremendous hurricane force.
• The oil rig is engineered to withstand hurricane-force gusts.
• Forecasters issued warnings for hurricane-force winds expected later today.
• Forecasters warned of hurricane-force winds moving inland.
• The old lighthouse stood firm against the relentless hurricane force of the waves.
• Emergency crews suspended operations in hurricane force conditions.
• Many trees were uprooted by the sheer hurricane force of the storm.
• On the Beaufort scale, those gales were near hurricane force.
• It was impossible to open the door against the hurricane force pushing from outside.
• Sensors recorded a hurricane-force burst as the eyewall passed.
• The meteorologist described the upcoming storm as having hurricane-force intensity.
• Residents boarded up windows against expected hurricane-force winds.
• The remote island often experiences hurricane-force gales during typhoon season.