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Beaufort Wind Scale

An Examination of Strong Wind Events Over the Last Half-Century at Five National Weather Service Stations near Coastal South Carolina by A. H. Weber, M. J. Parker, and R. L. Buckley Savannah River National Laboratory. Beaufort Wind Scale. Known Events with Significant Effects.

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Beaufort Wind Scale

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  1. An Examination of Strong Wind Events Over the Last Half-Century at Five National Weather Service Stations near Coastal South CarolinabyA. H. Weber, M. J. Parker, and R. L. BuckleySavannah River National Laboratory

  2. Beaufort Wind Scale

  3. Known Events with Significant Effects

  4. Stations Examined for This Study

  5. Periods Containing High Winds

  6. High Speeds for 1-hr Events

  7. High Speeds for 3-hr Storms

  8. High Speeds for 5-hr Storms

  9. Hourly Wind Speeds for Return Periods

  10. Conclusions • Meteorological data obtained from CHS, ILM, AGS, CAE, and SAV. • Periods of > five hours with speeds > 25 mph were studied: February and March are worst, also August and September. • Worst case: Category IV-V hurricane to strike just to the south of a target at a high forward speed.

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