"They would have advised the crew of the wind direction and speed at various altitudes, " she added.

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It is only in the Pairs Match that each competitor can have a coach providing information on wind direction and speed.

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Technology advances in the last few years have replaced older, faster-moving windmills with new, self-monitoring turbines whose 150-foot long blades adjust to wind direction and speed.

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The energy released in the updrafts then interacts with our second ingredient needed for violent tornadoes, the change of the wind direction and speed at you go upward from the ground.

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The Met Office has been advising the fire service about wind speed and direction.

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"Through embedded sensors, the probes can measure a tornado's wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, humidity, and temperature, " the magazine wrote.

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The Met Office said the wind speed and direction made it "entirely possible" for the smell to have spread that far.

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