11.   But the measurement of snow is often difficult, given the fierce winds that are generated by intense low pressure systems over western Gulf of Alaska.

12.   Despite the fierce winds and poor visibility at the time of the crash, officials are adamant that the weather conditions at the airport met guidelines for takeoff.

13.   Fierce winds will cause blowing and drifting snow.

14.   Hurricane Roxanne blustered across the Yucatan peninsula Wednesday, unleashing fierce winds but causing less damage than expected in the coastal resorts of Cancun and Cozumel.

15.   Hurricanes that make landfall quickly lose their fierce winds, but their capacity to produce rain remains prodigious.

16.   In the Antarctic, emperor penguins huddle en masse on the frozen sea, trying to protect themselves from the fierce winds.

17.   Officials said fierce winds had blown plumes of fresh snow over the area all night Saturday, creating extremely hazardous conditions.

18.   On Tuesday, a thin layer of ocean-cooled air invaded southeast New England, lifting the fierce winds a few hundred feet above the surface.

19.   Our aim was to reach the pass before the fierce winds started.

20.   Pummeled by fierce winds and swirling snow, their SUV skidded into a bank and died.