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.
Hulton Archive/Getty Images. In November of 1717, Blackbeard captured La Concorde, a large French slaving vessel. He renamed the Queen Anneâs Revenge and kept it for himself, modifying it for piracy. He put 40 cannons on it, making it one of the most formidable pirate ships ever.