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Striking Taiwan as a strong typhoon , Sarah caused Causation widespread wind damage that left approximately 840,000 residents without power .

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Months passed before the British forces were strong enough to break Destroying the sieges and defend Defending the major settlements , and war raged on until October of the following year .

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As a developing Coming_to_be tropical cyclone Catastrophe over the Leeward Islands , Anna produced Creating strong winds over Grenada , though damage Damaging was limited Limiting to some crops , trees , and telephone poles .

Passing Motion_directional just north of Venezuela , the hurricane Catastrophe produced Creating strong winds over the country , peaking as high as 70 mph ( 115 km/h ) .

In the country , strong winds and heavy rainfall left heavy damage Damaging near the coast , as well as to farms further inland .

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A strong storm Catastrophe surge associated with the hurricane Catastrophe killed Killing four people crossing a causeway on Bermuda , temporarily closing Process_end the only link between two islands .

An Ottoman Army garrison in a strong defensive Defending position was located at Magdhaba , some inland to the south east , on the Wadi el Arish .

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The combination of the absorption of a second low-pressure area to its southeast , a stronger than normal sea surface temperature differential along its path , and the presence Presence of a strong jet stream aloft led to Causation a rapid strengthening Cause_change_of_strength of the storm Catastrophe , with its central pressure falling Motion_directional to an estimated on 10 January .

The storm Catastrophe 's center became Becoming devoid of strong thunderstorms later that day , indicating Causation Flossie no longer qualified as a tropical cyclone .

As a strong storm Catastrophe , Flossie prompted Response hurricane Catastrophe and tropical storm Catastrophe warnings for the Big Island of Hawaii .

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The storm Catastrophe flooded surrounding communities and barrier islands , while strong winds downed trees and disrupted electrical service .

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As the strengthening Cause_change_of_strength hurricane Catastrophe moved Motion to the northwest through the Gulf of Mexico , it generated Creating strong surf that caused Causation severe damage Damaging to coastal areas across western Florida .

Agricultural lands in coastal regions of Mississippi and Alabama were damaged Damaging by strong winds Motion and heavy rain .

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Gradually weakening Cause_change_of_strength after veering Motion back west , Diane made landfall near Wilmington , North Carolina , as a strong tropical storm Catastrophe on August 17 , just five days after Hurricane Connie struck Motion near the same area .

On November 24 , Martha made Arriving landfall in Veraguas Province , Panama , as a strong tropical storm Catastrophe .

Because the storm Catastrophe weakened Cause_change_of_strength prior to landfall , strong winds were not expected or reported Reporting in the impacted Influence countries .

The typhoon caused Causation significant damage Damaging to areas of the Northern Mariana Islands , which were buffeted by strong typhoon-force winds .

Gusts peaked at 219 km/h ( 136 mph ) at Rota International Airport , and the strong winds damaged Damaging and destroyed Destroying a multitude of homes .

Power outages were frequent across the commonwealth , and beach erosion resulted Causation from strong storm Catastrophe surge .

Heavy rainfall and strong winds pelted Body_movement Bermuda , though no damage Damaging occurred Presence .

In extreme northeastern Florida , strong winds nearly destroyed Destroying the city of Fernandina , while light crop damage Damaging was reported in southern South Carolina .

The French responded Response with a strong , three-pronged attack into the Middle Atlas that pacified the area .

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Continuing to gradually strengthen Cause_change_of_strength , Diana made its first landfall in Mexico 's Yucatán Peninsula as a strong tropical storm Catastrophe late on August 5 .

By September 19 , Choi-wan rapidly weakened Cause_change_of_strength as strong wind shear caused Causation convection to diminish .

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