1.   A few of the storms will spawn hail and destructive winds.

2.   A few of the stronger storms will produce small swaths of destructive winds and hail.

3.   Friday, an intensified Hurricane Georges crossed through the Straits of Florida, bringing destructive winds and torrential rains to the Florida Keys.

4.   In contrast, the destructive winds from a tornado may only last a few minutes.

5.   Instead, the destructive wind was caused when a stream of rain-cooled air plummeted rapidly to earth, and spread outward upon impact with the ground.

6.   The West Coast receives the brunt, with the threat of rough seas and flooding from storms with destructive winds.

7.   Thirty years ago, those uncontrollable forces were the destructive winds of war.

8.   This fast-flowing air aloft was sent groundward by the thunderstorm downdrafts, causing the destructive winds at the surface.

9.   Remote coastal communities in northwestern Australia were put on alert Tuesday as a tropical cyclone packing destructive winds and heavy rain bore down.

10.   The Bureau said destructive wind gusts were no longer expected in Darwin.