How To Use Typhoon In A Sentence

The wet season is also typhoon time. Times, Sunday Times
Typhoon Roke first made landfall in the tourist town of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka prefecture at about 2 p.m. local time Wednesday, knocking over trucks and ripping roofs from homes, then crawled up Japan's Honshu island. Storm Strikes Central Japan
With more than 3,600 Filipinos riding out the typhoon in sturdy school buildings, town halls, churches and relatives 'homes, roads in and out of coastal Isabela province were deserted and blocked by collapsed trees and power lines. Super Typhoon Strikes The Philippines
It felt classy and utterly imperturbable - the sort of place where the band might play Stormy Weather in a raging typhoon.
Conditions were so atrocious in rains triggered by an approaching typhoon that no helicopter could fly him to hospital. The Sun

Hurricanes are called typhoons when occurring in the Pacific Ocean and willy-willies in Australia.
One reason is "survivor bias"—having survived not only the bombings but homelessness, hunger and a typhoon in the immediate aftermath, the subjects may be a hardier lot than the Japanese population at large. Coal Is More Dangerous Than Nuclear
According to reports, the slightly weakened typhoon is now bound for China, where residents are racing to prepare before it touches ground this coming Saturday, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds. Typhoon Megi Leaves Philippines In Shambles (PHOTOS)
‘Typhoon’ ties all the elements into an expressionist's cloud - bright splashes and rough scratches, calls, Fernandez's elegiac guitar, heavy African polyrhythms and an incessantly looped vocal sample.
Hundreds of houses in the typhoon's path suffered structural damage.
You have a lot of coastal dwellers particularly in the north, where cyclones and even typhoons, hurricanes are a problem, and we warmer waters are going to generate more intense cyclones.
In the Pacific they are known as typhoons, in the Indian Ocean as cyclones.
The football match have to stand over next week for the typhoon storm.
Asuncion rescued the two goats after she made sure her two children were safe from the raging floods of Typhoon Parma, a storm so powerful that a nearby dam overflowed.
He complained that the community flooded every time a typhoon or tropical storm swept through Taoyuan.
The world record for the lowest tropical cyclone pressure is 870 millibars in Typhoon Tip in the northwest Pacific Ocean on Oct. 12, 1979.
Erratic Typhoon Lupit hovers near Philippines, keeps residents on edge Erratic typhoon keeps Philippines on edgeMANILA, Philippines - Living up to its name, Typhoon Lupit - meaning cruel in Filipino - zigzagged around the rain-soaked northern Philippines on Friday, keeping weary residents on edge and forecasters guessing about its next move. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
Manila local government units (LGUs) in "dewatering" major roads and other areas left submerged by Typhoon 'Pepeng "dumps even half of the rains that Tropical water level of Laguna de Bay may break its all-time record of 14.62 meters WN.com - Articles related to IPhone helps Apple profit rise 47 pct; stock leaps
Flood loss assessment system was developed on the basis of flood hazard mapping, which played a key role in protecting typhoon and flood and also provided a scientific base for making decision.
In practical terms, we have reaffirmed our commitment to build the Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers; the future fast-jet fleet will comprise the more capable Joint Strike Fighter and Typhoon; we will develop multirole brigades to be able to conduct the full range of tasks with our ground forces; and we will be capable of deploying a modernized all-arms force into the field up to 30,000 strong. The British Lion Will Continue to Retain His Claws
The things this man had experienced astounded me: he had run in the Olympics and crossed paths with Hitler; lived through ferocious aerial combat and bombardment on the ground; endured a plane crash, forty-seven days on a tiny life raft, shark attacks, a typhoon and a machine gunning from a Japanese bomber; and, after his capture, joined a daring prisoner underground while enslaved in Japanese POW camps. The New Yorker
Called prester by the Greeks, typhoon by the Romans, timmins by the Persians, and dragons de mer by the French, waterspouts annihilated ships and massacred sailors. A Furnace Afloat
• USS Harpers Ferry and USS Tortuga transited to the Lingayen Gulf north of Manila Oct. 9 following a Philippine Government request for further assistance due to mudslides and floods following Typhoon Parma. US Marine 31st MEU wraps up Philippine relief mission
When the typhoon struck, we were afraid our ship might not be able to weather the storm.
The meteorologist was a lieutenant junior grade who had obviously never flown through a typhoon before and now looked completely terrified. Gideon’s war
AT least 20 people were killed in floods and landslides after a typhoon hit Japan at the weekend. The Sun
The double nature of the typhoon, seasonal and abrupt, is reflected in the nature of the people. The JapaneseStill Unknown
Severe tropical cyclones correspond to the hurricanes or typhoons of other parts of the world.
Conditions were so atrocious in rains triggered by an approaching typhoon that no helicopter could fly him to hospital. The Sun
Severe tropical cyclones correspond to the hurricanes or typhoons of other parts of the world.
When the typhoon struck, we were afraid our ship might not be able to weather the storm.
During a typhoon in the Sea of Japan, the ship is torn of her canvas and the masts come aglow with the corposants, St Elmo's Fire, a source of deep superstition to sailors, who believed them to be a portentious omen, ‘God's burning finger… laid upon the ship’.
The mission over Albania will see Italy employ its Eurofighter Typhoon jets from the 36th Wing operating from the Gioia del Colle air base.
The football match have to stand over next week for the typhoon storm.
By the time Megi reaches land, wind shear is expected to weaken the storm to Category 1 levels according to the Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Typhoon Megi churns toward China
Among these typhoons, Lynn in 1987 appeared to interact with the northeasterly monsoon most significantly.
TOKYO — Rescuers in Japan dug through mud-caked debris and searched the banks of swollen rivers Monday for those missing in a powerful typhoon that left at least 25 people dead, the latest disaster for a country still recovering from a calamitous tsunami six months ago. Japan: Typhoon Talas Kills At Least 20
For example, Japan has a very high population density and like many countries in the region is in the track of typhoons• However, Japan suffers very low mortality rates during typhoons in comparison to other countries of the region• Financial resources to implement measures for disaster preparedness make a big difference, but this is not the sole or principal factor• Latest News
Typhoon Rananim brought hurricanes of force 12 on the Beaufort scale when it landed.
The biggest weather disaster of the week was a powerful typhoon that battered the southern Philippines on Tuesday. Times, Sunday Times
Summer brings warm winds from the South Pacific, and typhoons, especially to the southern regions of the country.
When the typhoon struck, we were afraid our ship might not be able to weather the storm.
The village was hit by a typhoon.
The typhoon was astonishingly noisy now—the wind howled as the waves buffetted the base of the rig, and the relentless rain knifed into the steel exterior of the rig at seventy miles an hour. Gideon’s war
The meteorologists now located Keoni about 350 miles south-east of us, and were uncertain of the direction the typhoon would take.
In May a typhoon hit the Philippines.
The current weather report is for, basically, the sky to collapse, typhoons, cataracts and hurricanes, spouting till they have drench'd our steeples, etc.
Huge screens were put up so typhoon victims could watch the fight. The Sun
Well, there have been strong hurricanes and cyclones and typhoons in other parts of the world this year.
Each year, the tropics are battered by up to 40 hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones, while floods and landslides occur everywhere in numbers too great to keep track of.
Conditions were so atrocious in rains triggered by an approaching typhoon that no helicopter could fly him to hospital. The Sun
Like the small dark cloud that foreruns a typhoon, the first act in the wild drama that came near to costing me my own life was so slight, so insignificant relatively, that no man of us then dreamed of the hidden forces that brought it to pass. The Mutineers
They include delays caused by storms, typhoons and snowfall.
Taking pride of place in the gallery were scale models of a Euro-fighter Typhoon, a Hunter aeroplane and a 68 mm rocket.
The typhoon blew in from Vietnam and swept over the northeast region of Thailand.
It is said that a simple flutter of a butterfly's wings could cause a typhoon halfway around the world…
The same type of storm is known as a typhoon in the western Pacific Ocean or cyclone in the Indian Ocean. Fierce forecast: Feds predict up to 10 hurricanes in 2011
Two enemy aircraft were downed, the second being an RAF Typhoon shot down near Rostock on 4 May.
In other parts of the world, the same types of storms are called typhoons or cyclones.
It is the super-cells within the tropical cyclones, such as hurricanes or typhoons that produce very heavy downpours as these storms start to move inland.
Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters Students looked out from a school bus as they went home after the suspension of classes due to rainfall from Typhoon Nesat in Quezon City, Manila Monday. Asia in Pictures
Residents scrambled to stockpile food and authorities ordered ships to remain docked as southern China geared up for a super typhoon after it killed 15 people and wiped out crops in the northern Philippines. World Watch
During the most violent shocks of the Typhoon, the man at the Pequod's jaw-bone tiller had several times been reelingly hurled to the deck by its spasmodic motions, even though preventer tackles had been attached to it -- for they were slack -- because some play to the tiller was indispensable. Moby Dick, or, the whale
Shimoda Harbour was close-packed with scores of fishing boats, gunnel to gunnel, taking refuge from the forecast typhoon.
AT least 20 people were killed in floods and landslides after a typhoon hit Japan at the weekend. The Sun
Yesterday in leyte an earthquake accured and unfortunately cebu's power supply was harmed or something, causes us no power for 3 days or maybe even a week, only night is where we have electricity, but luckily a typhoon signal no. 1 is happening now so it wouldnt be so hot in the afternoo, so that leaves us to no water, no electricity, and no fun Powerless cebu :(
The typhoon, which sank 18 vessels and broke 13 container cranes at ports, has caused millions of pounds worth of damage so far.
A so-called "super typhoon" is bearing down on the northern Philippines, prompting evacuations of thousands of people from coastal areas threatened with destructive winds, rain and storm surges. Evacuations in Philippines as 'Super Typhoon' Nears
Many lives in Pacific states have been spared from earthquakes, tsunamis, typhoons and hurricanes in the last 50 years or so thanks to the system.
Hurricanes, tornadoes, typhoons, lightning storms, nothing was a match for what was experienced almost every night in our house.
The Far East, Australasia and the Indian Ocean have their fair share of typhoons and monsoons.
Some pics from Typhoon Nock-Ten in RYW. Like a good NE swell of winter, but in the summer instead.
Records for heavy rain, flooding, hurricanes and typhoons as well as drought and dust storms are increasingly being broken.
With more than 4,150 Filipinos riding out the typhoon in sturdy school buildings, town halls, churches and relatives 'homes, roads in and out of coastal Isabela province, about 200 miles (320 kilometers) northeast of Manila, were deserted and blocked by collapsed trees, power lines and debris. Typhoon Megi Batters Philippines, Killing At Least 3 (VIDEO)
The 169 000-ton vessel went down during a typhoon in the South China Sea.
A typhoon is one of the most awesome things known to man. “Have you lived? What have you got to show for it?”
Taiwan battens down against oncoming typhoon.
'Let the owners stand on Nantucket beach and outyell the Typhoons. Moby-Dick, or, The Whale
Each year, the tropics are battered by up to 40 hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones, while floods and landslides occur everywhere in numbers too great to keep track of.
Dennis M. Sabangan/EPA More than 3,600 Filipinos rode out the typhoon in sturdy school buildings, town halls, churches and relatives 'homes. Typhoon Megi Strikes Philippines
The archives show names for typhoons in the western Pacific all of the way back to 1945.
Hurricanes, typhoons and tornados are commonplace.
It has called the typhoon the worst natural disaster in South Korea in many years.
Island be experiencing suffered unrefracted typhoon hits. Article directories Celibataire Urbaine
The remastered stereo soundtrack is also a treasure - every sonic element, from the roar of a typhoon wind to the gentle tinkling of wind chimes, is pristinely preserved.
For anti-stress response due to abrupt change of temperature, typhoons or rainstorm weather, oxygen deficit or transfer of sediment, using the product can enhance anti-stress force of prawn.
In Taiwan, the strong winds and heavy rain from the typhoon have killed at least two people.
Shanghai Central Meteorological Observatory possibly will issue later today the typhoon blue color early warning signal.
Despite the ferocity of this storm, the typhoon season this year has been much quieter than usual. Times, Sunday Times
When the typhoon struck, we were afraid our ship might not be able to weather the storm.
The typhoon has also made landfall in Britain. Times, Sunday Times
The football match have to stand over next week for the typhoon storm.
A typhoon is coming.
Hurricanes, like their regional cousin a typhoon, both come from the family of tropical cyclones.
The typhoon blew in from Vietnam and swept over the northeast region of Thailand.
The football match have to stand over next week for the typhoon storm.
Several non-infectious diseases including the leaf red spot, gummosis , herbicide in jury, typhoon damage and genetic albinism and an unidentified leaf crinkle disease are also described.
Everywhere, too, there are typhoons, sometimes of hurricane force.
There has been an observed and recorded link between the sea surface temperature and the frequency and intensity of tropical storms, typhoons and hurricanes.
A typhoon is the Eastern Hemisphere's equivalent of a hurricane.
A survivor from the typhoon that devastated Taiwan told how she and her grandson were surrounded by rising water in their mountain village. POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: August 14, 2009
Other great winds like hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones, are essentially just high winds.
Sorry but I'm unable to visit your blogs, we are slipping anchor and pulling out of harbour to run from an oncoming typhoon.
The rain clouds had been threatening for a couple of days already, riding the slowest-moving typhoon I've ever awaited, but nothing can stand in the way of our pursuit of the finest taiko.
Clusters of miraculously bright spectators cheered unreservedly, even though standing thigh-deep in undrained typhoon water. Times, Sunday Times
Sea waves brought by Typhoon Nari hit an abandoned lighthouse on the shore of Keelung yesterday.
The typhoon brought downpours and strong winds, destroying houses and important cultural properties, derailing a train and disrupting transportation services across the country.
Associated Press People braved strong winds and rain on a street as a typhoon hit Haikou in south China's Hainan province on Thursday. Asia in Pictures
Late Thursday, Typhoon Muifa was positioned near the Ryukyu Islands, midway between Japan's main islands and Taiwan. China, Japan Brace for Super Typhoon
The village was hit by a typhoon.
She could not believe that the typhoon winds of change could alter our family.
The typhoon prostrated numerous young trees.
A typhoon also moved in that day, obscuring the mountain and turning the airborne ash into a downpour of mud.
The 'Hurricane' described by the idiot who gave us the false 'gen' was, of course, the Hawker Typhoon.
As the red-faced Silkworm hurler raged at himself and the fates, the Typhoons broke through in the fourth inning, grouping two walks, a bunt single, a long fly ball to score a run, and a ringing double by Andy Sutherland that hit the BVD sign in right field on a bounce to score two more. DIAMOND RUBY
The government said on Monday the typhoon had affected 287,877 acres of farm land out of a total 4.67 million acres, flooding rice paddies and battering fruit and vegetable fields.
In an era when so many of our young people are falling victim of the drink and drug scourge that is sweeping across the country like a typhoon, I had a lot of my lost faith in our youth restored last week.
Monsoons and typhoons, over-riding normal conditions, bring periods of heavy rain.
MANILA - Living up to its name, Typhoon Lupit - meaning cruel in Filipino - zigzagged around the rain-soaked northern Philippines on Friday, keeping weary residents on edge and forecasters guessing about its next move. USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
The fact is that the victims of the typhoon were victims of nature, as human beings have been since the dawn of time.
During the most violent shocks of the Typhoon, the man at the Pequod's jaw-bone tiller had several times been reelingly hurled to the deck by its spasmodic motions even though preventer tackles had been attached to it -- for they were slack -- because some play to the tiller was indispensable. Moby Dick: or, the White Whale
No, I don't believe that if a butterfly flutters its wings in Washington, D.C. it will cause a typhoon in New Zealand.
Kobayashi said last month's deadly earthquake in the central region of Niigata and typhoons that hit western provinces would have dampened the figures.
It is worth to mention that the axisymmetric circulation characteristics of the mesocyclone at its mature stage resemble a feature very similar to that observed in a mature typhoon.
Due to the devastating winds, heavy rainfall, billow and storm tide, typhoon is a major threat to ocean ships.
With a major typhoon hovering over the horizon, it would have been tempting fate unnecessarily.
For anti-stress response due to abrupt change of temperature, typhoons or rainstorm weather, oxygen deficit or transfer of sediment, using the product can enhance anti-stress force of prawn.
The typhoon uprooted numerous trees.
The typhoon left a trail of devastation.
Union officials said the Government's defence cuts were to blame for the job losses, which they described as a "hammer blow" to manufacturing, as orders for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet slow down. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
A hurricane or typhoon is a system with sustained winds of at least 33 metres per second(119 km/h).
Even beyond the natural, Umi thinks the typhoon is “a ship for spirits”, carrying more than fish far from home. Children of the Sea Book 2 » Manga Worth Reading
Typhoons aside, the word "evacuation" is one with which Japan has been increasingly forced to familiarise itself over the past six months due to other unrelated but significantly more deadly natural disasters. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Associated Press People braved strong winds and rain as Typhoon Nesat hit Haikou in south China's Hainan province on Thursday. Typhoon Nesat Barrels Into China
Reuters/China Daily A man struggled against strong winds Thursday during a rainstorm brought on by Typhoon Nesat in Haikou, part of China's Hainan province. Typhoon Nalgae Strengthens
Blankets and sheets were intermixed, the yellow and orange stippling of the wall as if colour had been sprayed by a typhoon. THE OPEN DOOR
Roofs are typhoon-proof with laminated panels of zinc and stainless steel, their unique dimensions and forms achieved by computer-aided design.
Helicopter rescue teams braved strong winds and waves yesterday to save 16 sailors from a ship that lost its rudder and was pitching wildly at sea as a powerful typhoon swept toward China.
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The government has mobilized military units to clear driftwood from dam drains, which could slow drainage of water from reservoirs if another typhoon lashes the country.
Q When is the typhoon season in the Philippines? Times, Sunday Times
Here are the main dates in its history: 1974: Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev gives a speech talking about a new type of ballistic nuclear missile submarine and mentions the word 'typhoon,' prompting Nato to christen the new vessel the Typhoon class. Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
Typhoon Khanun was located about 70 kilometers south of Miyako Island in the prefecture as of 3 p.m. Saturday and was heading northwest at 25 km per hour, the agency said.
My father stalked the bridge like a trainee version of the grizzled Captain McWhirr in Conrad's Typhoon, or a general sort of Conradian amalgam, grimly breasting aside Fate, thinking how nice it would be if only he could harbour some dark secret or had some hidden flaw which a crisis would fatally show up. 'Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History'

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