One night winds gusting over 60-knots surprised the crew, leaving them battling to prevent the mast buckling and losing the sail for eight hours.
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Thousands of anxious Cubans had boarded up their homes and sought safety from Gustav earlier as it slammed into the island nation. as it made landfall in western Cuba on Saturday night with sustained winds near 150 mph (240 kmh), the National Hurricane Center said.
Louis received significant damage from an EF3 tornado Friday night that packed estimated winds of 150 mph.
"There were strong winds that night, and my father and I heard some screams from the lake, " Mr Bombardelli said.
The Met Office said some heavier snow falls were possible over the Dassett Hills during the night "where brisk winds may also cause snow to drift".
"There have been strong winds since Friday night so the MV Illala could not dock near the harbour, " Mr Swira said.
Aiding in the evaporation are the prevailing onshore northwesterly winds during the day (shamal), and the offshore southeasterly winds during the night.
As the storm moved up the coast Wednesday night, it brought heavy winds to the Jersey Shore, still reeling from Superstorm Sandy, and had New England residents bracing for a potentially more powerful punch.
Sandy arrived on the US Atlantic coast on Monday night, bringing hurricane-strength winds, flooding and blackouts.
For example, in many places, winds are stronger at night, which means local wind farms produce most of their power when demand is lowest.
High winds and heavy snow that night knocked out some power transmission lines in New England.
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By Saturday night, tropical-storm-force winds, at 39 mph or stronger, could be felt up to 140 miles for the storm's center about 260 miles south-southwest of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and 435 miles east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica.
Tearing up from Antarctica, the trade winds of the Benguela system batter the shoreline night and day.
As a tropical storm, Gustav blasted Jamaica with high winds and drenched it with heavy rain Thursday night into Friday.
Many of the same residents had to flee their buildings in a hurry on the night of the storm, when Sandy's high winds nearly snapped the previous boom from its cab.
Winds blew the cloud over northern France on Monday night and then into England.
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Leicestershire Police said it had "a busy night" dealing with the impact of heavy rain and high winds in the county.
Drivers are being told to travel in Kent only if necessary, with snow, high winds and freezing temperatures expected to continue into the night.
Boston (CNN) -- A monster blizzard has left at least one person dead and hundreds of thousands of New Englanders in the dark and in the cold Friday night, thanks to a storm that's already delivered whipping winds and more than a foot of snow in some parts, with prospects of even double that by the time it's done.
He says it could be a long, tough night ahead, with fears that tents could be blown away or torn by the winds.
Anstruther helmsman Barry Gourlay was awarded the charity's bronze medal for his actions during a night-time rescue of two people from a motorboat driven on to rocks by high winds.
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Forecasters said Sandy, which had maximum sustained winds of 45 miles an hour Tuesday afternoon, would cross western Pennsylvania on Tuesday night before moving into Canada on Wednesday as it melds with cold air fronts.
Tropical-storm force winds extended 175 miles out from the center and should reach the U.S. coast by Sunday night.
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