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Offline ramiroelliot

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Are 35-50 MPH gusts something to worry about?
« on: September 29, 2024, 11:56:22 PM »
I have a phobia of bad weather and high wind. Today in my area we are under a wind advisory where it says winds could gust as high as 50MPH is this something that I should be concerned about? Of course i will be concerned but just wanted to know how concerned. I am located in southern Ohio.

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Re: Are 35-50 MPH gusts something to worry about?
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2024, 12:29:17 AM »
50 mph / 80km/h or 44 knots is getting up there and if that was a sustained wind speed then that's fairly brisk but gusting to 50 mph might have an underlying forecast wind speed of maybe 30-35 mph (gusting to 50 mph) which isn't of that much concern, environmental factors can also affect localized areas.

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Re: Are 35-50 MPH gusts something to worry about?
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2024, 12:33:42 AM »
I just looked at the graphical forecast for the entire region, and the highest gust I could find is not even double digits. Troll.

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Re: Are 35-50 MPH gusts something to worry about?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2024, 11:42:17 AM »
It could prompt a wind advisory, but not too much to worry about
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Re: Are 35-50 MPH gusts something to worry about?
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2024, 03:54:08 PM »
If you look into the wind and your face is getting wet, it might indicate rain.    ](*,)
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Re: Are 35-50 MPH gusts something to worry about?
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2024, 01:12:31 PM »
That sounds as bad or worse than it gets in Oklahoma.  It's constant sustained winds, though, of 35 to 50+ mph that are really bad.

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Re: Are 35-50 MPH gusts something to worry about?
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2025, 12:42:32 PM »
What it's dry and the humidity is low, then the fire danger is high.  We had such a day back on October 29, 2024.  Our local fire department was called for mutual aid on a fire and even with gusts to 50 it was contained to less than one mile of travel thanks to quick response by various departments and local farmers with tillage equipment.  Some hay bales and corn stalks were the main casualty.  The fire did get to within 50 feet of a house but was put out on the lawn.

Yeah, those are stressful days.

 

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