How do you measure the “strength” of wind?

Question

Let’s say (not real math) that 99 mph wind cannot pick up a car, but 100 mph can. Is there a unit of strength? Or calculation for the speed vs what it can do?

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Answer 1

This sounds exactly like the start of a Terrance and Phillip joke.

Terrance: hey Phillip, how do you measure the strength of wind?

Phillip: I don’t know Terrance, how do you measure the strength of wind?

Terrance: ~farts~