Winter squalls produce wind gusts in excess of 100 knots.

Paula produced strong gusts and significant precipitation throughout its path, leading to trails of widespread destruction.

Despite bringing little rain to Texas, Lee produced gusts and rough surf along its coasts.

Across the archipelago, Fox produced wind gusts in excess of 110 mph (175 km/h).

This allows quick movement of air vertically, creating up and downdraughts, which when they hit the ground produce unpredictable sideways gusts.

Crystal produced wind gusts of 91 km/h (56 mph).

The hurricane produced rough surf, moderate wind gusts, and locally heavy rainfall during its passage over Hawaii.

It is also a confluence point of winds, with the capacity to produce unpredictably violent gusts and whirlwinds.

It produced 28 mph (45 km/h)wind gusts in Jacksonville, Florida.

While moving northward through Texas as a minimal tropical depression, Allison produced minor wind gusts.