Piute Chieftain | 1916-07-20 | Page 6 | Velocity of Wind

velocity of wind J in meteorological terms a strong wind la is anything from 24 to 87 37 miles an hour a gals from 38 to 55 milosi and a storm from 66 56 to 76 75 miles beyond that it may be described as a hurricane in the convulsion which destroyed the ahe tay bridge in december 1879 the ane anemometer momet i er registered register bd gusts of f wind which exceeded miles an hour kou r the tho connection connee tion between the ve and the pressure of the wind Is 18 not yet known with absolute certainty but bui roughly speaking wind of 40 miles produces a pressure of eight pounds to the square footland foot foo and tand 61 miles a pressure of 13 pounds the british association committee on wind pressures has jre recorded corded cases of eight to ninety poun pounds ds to the square toot foot london