Local winds can be caused by small temperature differences that  exist within larger systems. Local winds can be strong, as with a  downburst on the leading edge of a supercâ¦ell. They can also produce  locally strong winds, such as tornadoes. Local winds can cause  property damage and harm to people and animals.
Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, is killed off North Carolinaâs Outer Banks during a bloody battle with a British navy force sent from Virginia.
In the early 1700s, Blackbeard captured dozens of merchant vessels in the Caribbean and along the Atlantic Coast. In 1718, he raided Charleston, South Carolina, seized many ships, and demanded a ransom for âseveral of the best inhabitants of this place.â Later that year, he was killed in a battle with the British Navy.