It was blowing hard / blowing a gale, ie There was a strong wind.
刮大风[狂风]了.
blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia; a cold blustery day; a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind.
巴塔哥尼亚的狂风；寒冷、狂风大作的一天；突然狂风大作的暴风雨。
The gale reached its crescendo in the evening.
狂风在晚上达到高潮。
The sail was torn in two by the high wind.
船帆被狂风撕成了两半。
The big tree rocked in the strong wind.
大树在狂风中摇动。
Just before the heavy rain fell, the wind blew a hurricane.
下大雨之前刮起了狂风。
A stiff wind was blowing from the water.
海面上吹来一阵狂风。
The squall was on us.
狂风已经赶上我们了。
a violent wind was howling and dark clouds were scudding across the sky.
狂风怒号，乌云滚滚。
A sudden gust or blast of wind.
突如其来的一阵狂风
from which this mighty wind was blowing dead on shore,
狂风从海里直往岸上吹，
The lightning flashed and the thunder roared, and a fierce gale sprang up..
电闪雷鸣, 狂风大作。
A gust of wind blew the leaves along.
一阵狂风把树叶刮起来。
The house has been lifted the roof by the whole gale.
房子被狂风掀掉了屋顶。
in the agitation of the blinding wind,
当我在迷眼眼的狂风
A violent wind plucked the sails to bits.
一阵狂风把帆撕碎了。
A terrible wind whipped our faces.
狂风抽击着我们的脸。
The gale blew down the flagstaff.
狂风把旗杆吹倒了。