Wind Speeds: Power Lines and Uprooting Trees

wind speeds: For details go National Hurricane Center NHC Atlantic August 31, 2019 Dorian's maximum sustained wind speeds have increased to 140 mph, according to CNN. The storm's status means it's considered a major hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale, capable of causing catastrophic damage to homes, uprooting trees, downing power lines and rendering areas uninhabitable for weeks or months. The center's latest alert is based on reports from hurricane hunter aircraft flown by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. var id function make Embed Script d, id var js,fjs;js id;js.charset '' ;fjs fjs ;js.src id ; Dorian has strengthened to an extremely dangerous category 4 hurricane. All of Florida is under a state of emergency and authorities are urging residents to stockpile a week's worth of food and supplies, with the governor warning that the storm could be a multi-day event. Don't waste time. It's going to impact the entirety of Florida, and residents need to be prepared, Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Pete Gaynor said Friday morning on CNN. Read More FOLLOW LIVE UPDATES The clock is ticking right now, he added. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.