The outer rainbands produced Manufacturing hurricane-force wind gusts and intense precipitation , reaching Arriving in Puerto Rico .

Farther west , Dauphin Island in Alabama endured Change_event_time wind gusts as high as and a significant storm Catastrophe surge .

Gonzalo battered Attack the island with wind gusts as high as , downing Motion hundreds of trees and creating Creating widespread Dispersal roof damage Damaging .

Geralda produced Creating wind gusts as strong as , which were the highest worldwide for several decades .

On January 22 , the storm Catastrophe intensified Cause_change_of_strength to tropical cyclone Catastrophe status while passing Motion_directional northwest of Réunion ; there , Gretelle produced Creating strong wind gusts and heavy rainfall Catastrophe in mountainous regions .

Wind gusts at Farafangan reached Arriving , which knocked Destroying trees onto roads and wrecked Destroying about 138,000 tons of crops .

Wind gusts up to were reported Reporting in the Galveston-Houston area .

Wind gusts to and strong waves battered Bodily_harm the coastline .

In Texas , wind gusts as high as 170 mph ( 280 km/h ) were observed Perception_active in Port Lavaca .

Hurricane Catastrophe Bonnie made landfall as a borderline Category 2–Category 3 storm Catastrophe , with intense wind gusts of up to and rainfall peaking at about .

Firinga passed Motion_directional 50 km ( 31 mi ) west of the island , producing Creating wind gusts that destroyed Destroying 844 homes .

After passing Motion_directional Mauritius , Firinga struck Attack Réunion early on January 29 with wind gusts as strong as .

At about 12:00 AM AEST ( 14:00 UTC ) on 3 February , Yasi crossed Motion_directional the Australian coastline as a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone near Mission Beach , with estimated maximum 3-second gusts of 285 km/h spanning Self_motion an area from Ingham to Cairns .

Hazel affected Influence Virginia , Washington , D.C. , West Virginia , Maryland , Delaware , New Jersey , Pennsylvania , and New York ; it brought Bringing gusts near and caused Causation $ 281 million ( 1954 USD ) in damage Damaging .

Residents were warned Warning by emergency officials to prepare GetReady for over a foot of rainfall and wind gusts well within tropical storm Catastrophe force .

Effects Influence were worst on Réunion , where wind gusts were around 130–150 km/h ( 80–90 mph ) along the coast .

In Nova Scotia , hurricane-force wind gusts downed Motion trees and power lines , as well as heavy damage Damaging to the apple crop totaling $ 1 million ( 1950 CAD , $ USD ) .

Some locations observed Know tropical storm-force sustained winds and gusts , while heavy rains left Departing street flooding Motion in the Chetumal area .

Moderate wind gusts in the northern Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico left thousands of residents without power , and resulted in Causation $ 10 million ( 1997 USD , $ 12.6 million 2006 USD ) in damage Damaging in the U.S. Caribbean territories .

Sustained winds near hurricane Catastrophe force were recorded Recording on Saint Martin , while tropical storm-force gusts occurred widespread Dispersal .

While drifting Motion offshore northeastern Australia , the cyclone Catastrophe produced Creating wind gusts as high as in Cairns , strong enough to cause Causation power outages Hindering .

Rainfall reached Achieve 263 mm ( 10.35 in ) on Ulithi , and gusts reached Achieve 158 km/h ( 98 mph ) .

Sustained wind speeds of with wind gusts of were measured in Hanstholm , Denmark – the same strength Cause_change_of_strength as a Category 1 hurricane Catastrophe .

Several areas experienced Confronting_problem gale-force winds , with gusts measured up Coming_to_be to on Centre Island .

However , wind gusts up to 100 mph ( 160 km/h ) uprooted Destroying trees , making some roads impassable and damaging Damaging houses , crops , and shipping facilities .

The storm Catastrophe brushed Motion Bermuda with light rain Motion_directional , and wind gusts reached no more than 35 mph ( 55 km/h ) as it made its closest point of approach Arriving to the territory .

Particularly hard hit was the United Kingdom , where wind gusts reached .

Extensive damage Damaging occurred Presence on Kauai as Dot made landfall , producing Creating wind gusts as high as 103 mph ( 166 km/h ) and toppling Change_of_leadership trees and power lines .

at helene 's landfall Arriving in newfoundland , strong gusts peaking at 82 mph ( 132 km/h ) in naval station argentia were reported Reporting , and loss Earnings_and_losses of power severed communications .

Producing Creating wind gusts to 230 km/h ( 140 mph ) , the storm Catastrophe was the strongest cyclone Catastrophe on record to hit Attack the Arabian Peninsula until Cyclone Catastrophe Gonu hit Destroying in 2007 .

Hilda struck Attack the city early on September 19 , with gusts estimated at .

However , it re-strengthened Cause_change_of_strength into a Category 4 hurricane Catastrophe before making landfall Arriving just slightly north of Charleston , on Isle of Palms on September 22 , with 140 mph sustained winds ( gusts to more than 160 mph ) .

It produced Manufacturing wind gusts , waves over high , and whiteout snowsqualls .

The extratropical remnants of Josephine moved Motion along the eastern coast of the United States , producing wind gusts as strong as in St. Mary 's County and in Ocean City , Maryland .

After 10:00 p.m. ACST , damage became Becoming severe , and wind gusts reached Arriving before instruments failed .

In northern Madagascar , Kamisy produced Creating wind gusts of , which destroyed Destroying 80 % of the city of Diego Suarez .

Wind gusts over hurricane intensity resulted in Causation widespread power outages , significant building damage , and major crop damage .

Minimal impact Influence occurred Presence on Bermuda , limited Limiting to mainly tropical storm Catastrophe force wind gusts .

The hurricane Catastrophe produced Causation peak gusts of 160 mph ( 260 km/h ) at the airport , and its strongest sustained winds were unmeasured in mainland Mexico , suggesting Convincing that it may have been a Category 4 hurricane Catastrophe at landfall Arriving .

Hours later it struck Attack Aitutaki , producing Creating gusts in excess of 185 km/h ( 115 mph ) on the island .

Battering Aitutaki with wind gusts in excess of 185 km/h ( 115 mph ) , Cyclone Catastrophe Pat devastated Destroying the island .

dolphin passed Motion_directional between guam and rota , producing Creating gusts of at andersen air force base on northern guam .

As a developing Coming_to_be tropical cyclone , Betsy tracked Self_motion over the northern Leeward Islands , producing Creating moderate gusts and slight rainfall , though only minimal damage was reported Reporting .