| With winds commonly reaching 125 miles per hour, it is no wonder that trees can be heavily damaged by hurricanes. Hurricanes subject trees to very strong winds, blowing debris, torrential rains and flooding. These forces individually or together can devastate an urban area's trees, and much of the damage may not be seen until the following years. Hurricanes, like tornadoes and floods, often cause hidden structural damage that only becomes visible months or years after the storm, often manifesting as overall tree decline.
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Hurricanes damage trees through:
 Branches - broken, twisted, cracked
branches
Trunk - broken, cracked and
twisted trunks, stripped bark
Roots - root failure, erosion,
suffocation
Tree decline
The links above to "branches," "trunk," "roots" and "tree decline" will take you to additional information and photos to identify specific damage to your tree.
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