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| Beaufort scale |
a scale that rates the force and speed of wind from 0, "calm," to 12 or more, "hurricane". |
| force of nature |
a hurricane, an earthquake, or other such powerful natural event, esp. one that is highly destructive, usu. generated by atmospheric or lithospheric conditions. [1/3 definitions] |
| hurricane |
a powerful cyclonic storm that originates in the West Indian region of the Atlantic Ocean or in the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean near Mexico and Central America. A hurricane is characterized by heavy rains along with winds exceeding 73 miles, or 119 kilometers, per hour. |
| storm surge |
an often dangerous rise in sea level that accompanies a storm, particularly a hurricane. |
| tidal wave |
an unusual rise or incursion of the sea, caused by an underwater quake, a hurricane, or the like; tsunami. [1/2 definitions] |
| tropical cyclone |
a storm originating usu. over tropical seas, characterized by very low barometric pressure, great size, and hurricane-force winds swirling about a calm eye. |
| tropical storm |
a tropical cyclone with winds from 39 to 73 miles per hour, the stage below a hurricane in strength. |
| typhoon |
a violent tropical hurricane or cyclone that occurs in the western Pacific area and the China Sea. |
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