Assertion: hurricane's wind | /r/HasProperty | strong
Facets:
value: despite strict building codes
type: OTHER
value: due to to fallen trees
type: CAUSE
value: violently
type: MANNER
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: As it passed close to Bermuda, the hurricane caused power outages and strong winds, though damage was minor.
text: On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near Buras-Triumph, Louisiana, with 125 mph (200 km/h) winds, a strong Category 3 storm.
text: It turned southeastward while still drifting, bringing heavy rainfall and strong winds to the islands across the northeastern Caribbean.
text: By the time, the system initially crossed into Canada, it continued to produce heavy rain and very strong winds, but interaction with land had taken its toll.
text: The hurricane produced strong winds and rain in the Florida Keys and extreme southern Florida, but damage was minimal.
text: Winds were strong enough to knock down telephone and telegraph lines, mainly due to fallen trees which also covered roads and damaged houses.
text: Because an eyewall’s winds just above the ground are so strong, they exert an upward “pull” on the air near the ground.
text: The winds were strong enough to remove the roof of a two-story federal building.
text: Winds there were strong enough to bring down hundreds of trees, damaging houses and knocking out power to over 15,000 customers in the process.
text: It can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to 200 mph.
text: It can be up to 600 miles across and have strong winds spiraling inward and upward at speeds of 75 to 200 mph.
text: A hurricane typically comes ashore with violently strong winds, heavy rainfall and a storm surge in coastal areas.
text: A major problem with Category 2 hurricanes is that winds are strong enough to break power poles — which can, in turn, create blackouts.
text: For example, Hurricane Hugo (1989) battered Charlotte, NC, (175 miles inland) with gusts to nearly 161 kmph (100 mph); these winds were strong enough to topple trees and power lines across roads and houses, leaving many without power and closing schools for as long as two weeks.
text: The hurricane brought strong winds and storm surge to a large portion of east Texas, with Galveston suffering the brunt of the impact.
text: Despite strict building codes which made the islands' buildings well able to withstand even major hurricanes, Ivan's winds and storm surge were so strong that a quarter or more of the buildings on the islands were reported to be uninhabitable, with 85% damaged to some extent.
text: The weakening hurricane passed just west of Bermuda on October 4, attended by strong winds that cut power to 15,000 electric subscribers but caused only minor damage otherwise.