Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Gusts to 156 mph!
Gusts up to 156 mph and winds equivalent to a category 5 hurricane blasted the top of Mount Washington, NH in the recent powerful Nor'easter. While not common, this is the second time in the past year and only the third time in the past ten years that winds have reached this velocity. Sustained winds, blowing in from the east were over 120 mph for many hours.
Weather Observers had a tough time keeping instruments clear of ice and debris because of the force of the winds against the observatory doors. Check out the force of the winds in this link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmQw-MF62BU The Mount Washington Observatory, which began recording meteorological observations in 1870, recently celebrated the anniversary of their world record recorded wind gust on April 12 (April 12, 1934 gust at 231 mph!).
Posted by Ted Zarras at 8:26 AM
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