gale force

Because of gale force winds, the US Coast Guard is imposing restrictions for vessels at ports on the St Thomas and St John in the US Virgin Islands, as well as six municipalities in Puerto Rico, including San Juan.

These will linger longest across northern areas, with rainfall totals enhanced on western hills by strong to gale force winds.

South Africa has been hit by heavy snow, rains and gale force winds that have officially claimed the lives of 14 people, nine from the floods and five in a road accident.

South Africa has been hit by heavy snow, rains and gale force winds that have claimed the lives of a further five people in a road accident, and have left nearly 500,000 homes without electricity.

A near gale force wind is blasting into Scotland.