Beaufort scale
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Lioni described Wednesday as a "dark day" for the region and said gusts overnight reached up to 11 on the Beaufort scale - a wind force which is categorised as "violent".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Fanned by gale-force winds reaching up to eight on the Beaufort scale, the flames have spread rapidly southward, threatening homes, tourist accommodation, and critical infrastructure, including a fuel station.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
Even the Beaufort scale, which measures wind speed, categorises it specifically in relation to its impact on objects.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 15, 2017
A heavy storm is a nine or a ten on the Beaufort scale, so the alarm sounds at Beaufort force 8.
From The New Yorker ● May 16, 2016
Hurricane is the strongest force of wind in the Beaufort scale.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
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