Blown away with the WIND :)
Its been a while since I have posted on my BLOG.....
I felt like I should write about this experience of being literally blown away by the wind....I was working in a parking deck (it's my JOB to give tickets for any parking violations on parking lots on the campus..) this morning and the wind (blowing at around 35mph = 56.32 kmph...) was so strong that I could barely stand stable....
There was a severe weather alert (wind advisory) which I have posted below...
MON APR 16 2007
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WILMINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. GUSTS DURING THIS PERIOD COULD APPROACH 50 MPH.
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. RESIDENTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS. SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND THE HOUSE SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS OR OUTDOOR FURNITURE.
Source: http://www.weather.com/
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