@HarryTh78920877 The term sheer isn't a descriptor of speed but instead the difference of speed and direction at different "heights" in the atmosphere. We often use sheer by comparing wind speed and direction here at the ground to a couple of thousand of feet in the sky.
A powerful cold front will blow through late Saturday night into Sunday morning bringing wind gusts of more than 50 mph for several hours. Wind damage and power outages are likely into Sunday.