Winds {gale}| can blow from 51 to 102 kilometers per hour.
Desert sandstorms have high humidity, low temperature, and 45-mph winds {haboob}, such as along Nile River.
In Caribbean Sea, cool air can surround warm moist air that rises faster, spinning into tropical cyclones {hurricane}| with winds up to 200 mph. About 48 hurricanes and typhoons happen a year, usually in late summer.
In Southeast Asia, warm land and cool sea causes summer storms {monsoon}|, but October to April is cool and dry.
In northeast USA, northeastern winds {northeaster}| can bring storms.
Sandy hot strong winds {simoom}| can be in Sahara and Arabian deserts.
Cool winds {squall}| can come suddenly and finish soon, typically with rain or snow.
Strong cold fronts can cause funnel-shaped clouds {tornado}| {whirlwind}, 300 to 600 feet diameter, with 200 mile per hour winds. Tornadoes move 25 miles per hour and travel up to 100 miles. Tornadoes are mostly in central USA and in Australia. 1500 tornadoes happen each year.
Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean have tropical cyclones {typhoon}|. About 48 hurricanes and typhoons happen a year, usually in late summer.
Squall lines can make sea tornados {waterspout}|.
5-Earth Science-Atmosphere-Wind-Kinds
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