A destructive wind that blows straight:
| HURRICANE | 500 |
| GALE | 96 |
| HIGH WIND | 85 |
| WINDSTORM | 76 |
| NR | 70 |
| CYCLONE | 56 |
| STRONG WIND | 33 |
| TORNADO | 30 |
| STORM | 22 |
| HARD WIND | 12 |
| STRAIGHT WIND | 11 |
| BIG BLOW | 9 |
| WIND | 8 |
| BIG WIND | 7 |
| HEAVY WIND | 7 |
| NH | 7 |
| NORTHEASTER | 5 |
| STIFF WIND | 5 |
| SQUALL | 4 |
| STRAIGHT HARD WIND | 4 |
| BLIZZARD | 3 |
| DRIVING WIND | 3 |
| GALE FORCE WIND | 3 |
| HARD BLOW | 3 |
| LINE STORM | 3 |
| SANTA ANA | 3 |
| STEADY WIND | 3 |
| TYPHOON | 3 |
| AWFUL HARD WIND | 2 |
| BAD WIND | 2 |
| BLOW | 2 |
| BLOWING A GALE | 2 |
| BLOWING UP A STORM | 2 |
| CHINOOK | 2 |
| DUST STORM | 2 |
| HARD STRAIGHT WIND | 2 |
| HOWLER | 2 |
| NORTHERNER | 2 |
| NOR’WESTER | 2 |
| TWISTER | 2 |
| WIND STORM | 2 |
| AUGUST STORM | 1 |
| AWFULLY STRONG WIND | 1 |
| BAD WINDSTORM | 1 |
| “BAD, HEAVY WIND” | 1 |
| BIG BLAST | 1 |
| CANADIAN GALE | 1 |
| CHUBASCO | 1 |
| COAST STORM | 1 |
| DAMAGING WIND | 1 |
| DIRECT BLOW | 1 |
| DISASTROUS WIND | 1 |
| EARTHQUICK WIND | 1 |
| EAST WIND | 1 |
| EQUINOX STORM | 1 |
| FALL GALE | 1 |
| FREAKISH STORM | 1 |
| FULL GALE | 1 |
| FURIOUS WIND | 1 |
| GOOD GUST OF WIND | 1 |
| GOOD HARD WIND | 1 |
| GULF STORM | 1 |
| GUST | 1 |
| GUST OF WIND | 1 |
| GUSTING WIND | 1 |
| HARD DRIVING WIND | 1 |
| HEADWIND | 1 |
| HEAVY GUST | 1 |
| HEAVY WINDSTORM | 1 |
| HELL OF A GALE | 1 |
| HELL-SNORTER | 1 |
| HOWLING WIND | 1 |
| HURRICANE WIND | 1 |
| HURRICANE-FORCE WIND | 1 |
| JIMMY CANE | 1 |
| MARCH WIND | 1 |
| NORTH WIND | 1 |
| NORTHEASTERN WIND | 1 |
| ONE-DIRECTION WIND | 1 |
| PRETTY STIFF WIND | 1 |
| REAL HARD WIND | 1 |
| ROUGH WIND | 1 |
| SANDSTORM | 1 |
| SEVERE WIND | 1 |
| SHARP WIND | 1 |
| SIROCCO WIND | 1 |
| SQUEALER | 1 |
| STEADY BLOW | 1 |
| STIFF BREEZE | 1 |
| STOUT WIND | 1 |
| STRONG BREEZE | 1 |
| TAKU | 1 |
| TERRIBLE STORM | 1 |
| TERRIFIC WIND | 1 |
| TEXAS BREEZE | 1 |
| TEXAS WINDSTORM | 1 |
| THUNDERSTORM | 1 |
| TIMBERLINE WIND | 1 |
| TROPICAL STORM | 1 |
| VIOLENT WIND | 1 |
| WALK | 1 |
| WALLA WALLA WIND | 1 |
| WEST WIND | 1 |
| WHIRLWIND | 1 |
| WIND GALE | 1 |
| WIND THAT BLEW LIKE HELL | 1 |
| WIND THAT DOES A LOT OF DAMAGE | 1 |
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