Hurricane force winds batter UK as millions warned to stay indoors - Flights and trains have been cancelled and red weather ...

That's a Beaufort wind force scale of 12 or equivalent to a hurricane. The pedestrian safety wind limit is 34.5 mph (55.5 km/h). According to the FAA, these effects exceed agency recommendations ...

Hurricane-force winds posing danger to life have hit the UK, as millions of people have been urged to stay at home ...

The Beaufort scale – a means of estimating wind speed ... while anything over 74mph is categorised as a hurricane-force wind. FAA guidance says “most rotorwash-related mishaps can be avoided ...

Hurricane-force winds are those that reach at least 74mph, according to the Beaufort scale, the Met Office said. Wind speeds reached up to 96mph in Brizlee Wood in Northumberland, and 93mph in ...

A yellow warning of wind covering the whole of Scotland is in force until midnight ... according to the Beaufort scale, the Met Office said. SP Energy Networks said at 4.30pm that its engineers ...