On 16 September, at least three ships reported hurricane-force winds.
The ends of the tree are subject to a constant hurricane-force wind.
Perhaps less if the craft wasn't massive enough to withstand the hurricane-force wind.
A station in Martinique reported hurricane-force winds, and about 20,000 people on the island lost power.
Hurricane Andrew's hurricane-force winds extended only 25 or 30 miles.
Windspeeds in some places reach 125 miles per hour, hurricane-force winds.
They're equipped for hurricane-force winds as a matter of course.
Hurricane-force winds extended 120 miles (193 km) from the center.
Hurricane-force winds and whipping electric lines made walking hardly possible.
Moving southwest, the storm attained hurricane-force winds on March 22.