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Fairfax News => Current News & Events => Topic started by: Chris Santee on April 16, 2011, 12:43:24 PM

Title: Gonna Get Windy
Post by: Chris Santee on April 16, 2011, 12:43:24 PM

Issued at: 3:31 PM EDT 4/15/11, expires at: 4:15 AM EDT 4/16/11

High wind warning in effect from 2 pm Saturday to 4 am edt sunday,
The NWS in burlington has issued a high wind warning, which is in effect from 2 pm Saturday to 4 am edt sunday.
Locations, western slopes of the green mountains including lamoille and western rutland counties.
Hazards, strong and damaging southeasterly wind gusts.
Winds, southeast 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph.
Timing, Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.
Impacts, scattered to widespread damage of trees and powerlines possible in the warning area leading to power outages.
Precautionary/preparedness actions,
A high wind warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage.
Please stay tuned to noaa weather radio, your local media, or go to www.weather.gov/burlington for further updates on this weather situation.

Title: Re: Gonna Get Windy
Post by: Henry on April 16, 2011, 04:53:18 PM

Highest gust so far is 39 MPH at 5:10 PM

Title: Re: Gonna Get Windy
Post by: slpott on April 16, 2011, 05:53:35 PM

Not sure the gust but our grill just flew off the deck. Not happy

Title: Re: Gonna Get Windy
Post by: trussell on April 16, 2011, 06:59:15 PM

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Not sure the gust but our grill just flew off the deck. Not happy

Again??? I think you need to chain that thing down... but not today- you don't need to break the other arm!

Title: Re: Gonna Get Windy
Post by: gkmcnall on April 16, 2011, 09:42:45 PM

I've been wondering how many deck chairs will be in our pool.

Title: Re: Gonna Get Windy
Post by: slpott on April 17, 2011, 07:01:10 AM

ha ha Trevor. U so funny.