1.   The decline is most marked among oaks and Scots pines, with insects and wind damage assumed to be the main causes.

2.   But microburst wind damage occurs in straight lines while tornado damage exhibits a twisted pattern.

3.   Down the coast in Myrtle Beach, S.C., wind damage was minimal but flooding was severe along the coastal Grand Strand.

4.   Higher deductibles for wind damage started quietly going into effect all along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic last year.

5.   Lattices, fences and the like provide harbor for the winter, protecting the canes from wind damage and protecting visitors to the winter garden.

6.   Minor injuries and wind damage were reported across the region, but the only deaths occurred in Queens and Westchester.

7.   Officials in Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama and Tennessee reported wind damage but no fatalities from the storms, which hit them Sunday.

8.   Onslow County public relations director Briar Bogin said flooding can be more aggravating than wind damage.

9.   Precise estimates of losses were not yet available but vegetable fields in Dade County south of Miami appeared to have suffered some of the worst flooding and wind damage.

10.   The fabric protects the plant from wind damage, warms the air and soil, and wards off bugs while admitting light.