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

The system gradually strengthened Cause_change_of_strength further and acquired Getting hurricane-force winds on December 6 , as it performed Bringing a small clockwise loop .

Early on October 29 , Sandy curved Motion_directional west-northwest ( the `` left turn '' or `` left hook '' ) and then moved Motion ashore near Brigantine , New Jersey , just to the northeast of Atlantic City , as a post-tropical cyclone with hurricane-force winds .

It formed Coming_to_be on February 24 to the north of Fiji , and tracking Motion generally southwestward it reached Arriving hurricane-force winds near Vanuatu on February 28 .

The storm Catastrophe brushed Damaging the cape on 4 April , bringing Bringing hurricane-force winds , before rapidly losing Earnings_and_losses its identity the following day .

In Western Australia , the combination Cause_to_amalgamate of Alby 's fast movement and hurricane-force winds caused Causation widespread damage Damaging .

Aside from precipitation , the Nor'easter brought Bringing hurricane-force sustained winds to coastal New England .

Development was initially fast-paced , as the depression acquired Getting tropical storm-force winds within six hours of formation and hurricane-force by August 23 .

Hattie first affected Influence the southwestern Caribbean , where it produced Causation hurricane-force winds and caused Causation one death on San Andres Island .

Tia subsequently degenerated Destroying into a tropical depression during November 20 , before it was last noted Know the next day as it crossed Motion_directional a part of its former track , where it had been producing Creating hurricane-force wind speeds a few days earlier .

Gale-force winds covered Hiding_objects the far northern Atlantic between Western Europe and Atlantic Canada , due Causation to the intensity of this storm Catastrophe , with hurricane-force winds confined Hindering near its center of circulation .

upon striking south florida , the cyclone Catastrophe generated Creating hurricane-force winds over a broad swath of the region , causing widespread and severe structural damage Damaging from both wind and water .

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 ) .

At 0000 UTC on September 4 , Danielle was no longer considered a tropical cyclone , despite retaining Preserving hurricane-force winds .

Later that afternoon , Felicia featured a well-defined eye as its winds sharply rose Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to major hurricane-force Attack on the Saffir–Simpson scale .

A combination of hurricane-force winds and flooding Motion in Antigua and Barbuda destroyed Destroying at least 500 homes and left Temporary_stay 90 % of homes without electricity and another 50 % experienced disrupted Hindering telephone service .

Becoming Becoming essentially stationary on 25 February , the system acquired Getting hurricane-force winds as its core improved Cause_to_make_progress in structure .

In Louisiana , the western edge of the storm produced Creating light rainfall and hurricane-force winds , though no damage Damaging occurred Coming_to_be in that state .

Alex strengthened Cause_change_of_strength further and reached Arriving a peak of 120 mph ( 190 km/h ) winds while off the coast of New England , one of only six hurricanes Catastrophe to reach Arriving Category 3 status north of 38° N. Alex caused Causation a scare of a hurricane-force direct hit in the Outer Banks of North Carolina , which had been devastated Destroying by Hurricane Isabel less than a year earlier .

the great lakes storm of 1913 , historically referred to as the `` big blow , '' the `` freshwater fury , '' or the `` white hurricane , '' was a blizzard with hurricane-force winds that devastated the great lakes basin in the midwestern united states and ontario , canada from november 7 through november 10 , 1913 .

Iris weakened Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a tropical storm Catastrophe and became Becoming extratropical on September 4 , though its remnants reattained hurricane-force winds before affecting Influence western Europe on September 7 .

A wide expanse of the east coast of Florida , stretching Expansion from Miami Beach to St. Augustine observed hurricane-force winds , while much of the state recorded Recording winds of at least .

Hurricane Catastrophe Andrew first inflicted Causation structural damage Damaging as it moved Motion through the Bahamas , especially in Cat Cays , lashing Attack the islands with storm Catastrophe surge Motion_directional , hurricane-force winds Motion , and tornadoes Catastrophe .

It produced Creating hurricane-force winds Motion along its path through Louisiana , damaging Damaging large stretches Body_movement of power lines that left about 230,000 people without electricity .

Turning to the south , intensification began Process_start in earnest and the system acquired Getting hurricane-force winds within 48 hours of being named Name_conferral .