1.   The wind snapped branches and power lines.

2.   Along the shore at Atlantis, an eastern wind snapped the red flag warning of rough waters.

3.   At Chateau Lafite Rothschild in the Medoc, winds snapped a majestic cedar tree that stands tall on the label of the grand estate.

4.   Powerful winds snapped power lines, toppled trees and tore off roofs on Thursday night in a quarter-mile swath in southwestern Pennsylvania.

5.   The high winds snapped trees like toothpicks, temporarily blocking lanes of traffic in suburban Burbank and Woodland Hills, officials said.

6.   The wind also snapped mooring lines holding two ships to piers in Norfolk.

7.   The wind snaps like a sail.

8.   Gale winds snap the cables linking tugs to the Sea Empress, and the tanker is once again grounded and leaking oil.

9.   Lead climbing ranger Mike Gauthier said the group was trapped on a steep slope where the wind snapped their tent poles, making their tents unusable.

10.   Sheet-like rain was turning sandtraps into water hazards and gusty winds were snapping treetops.