[John H K]

This NWS office just upped their forecast; interesting to see if they verify, already some debate on weather boards.

If they're correct these are basically similar to the Isabel winds over MD that had hundreds of thousands without power for a week or more...there really wasn't much in the way of actual hurricane force winds over MD/VA from Isabel.

Should be much windier than the similar windstorm the day of the ferry accident/ALCS Game 6.

Of course, there will be similar winds in the entire Northeast.

Saw some neat pics of the Lake Erie blowout; the whole lake basically gets blown from West to East, huge mudflats in the western part of the lake, flooding in Buffalo.

[MasonGal]

Here in southern IN (greater Louisville, KY) we had absolutely horrible winds last night. There was no rain during these winds. We had the rain (a lot of it) earlier in the day. It's gusty out there, today, too - but not nearly as much as last night. Our power went off for a few hours, too.

My husband was out of town for business - in Columbus, OH - and he said that he experienced the same thing up there.

[Petronski]

Well, I'm about 350 miles west of NYC, and the wind here is gusting to gale force. I'm just looking out the window wondering which of our sixty-foot pines might succumb.

[biblewonk]

Wow, too windy for windmills!

[b4its2late]

Think they'll be strong enough to knock Hillary! off her broom?

[Capriole]

I lost a beautiful tree in my front yard this morning, due to the winds here in suburban DC. I blame Bush. And Rice, too--let's not forget her. And Cheney! And Rumsfeld! And the Trilateral Commission! And. . .

[dep]

the wx radio has been going off every hour or two, including overnight, for a couple of days now, saying that it would be windy today. sure enough, it's windy today.

[Revelation 911]

here in Rochester at the factory this morning a 12' masonry block wall was actually flexing 3/4" at the top - I called our contractors engineer who was rather non impressed - "we design them to do that".......bull crap

I made a point to document our conversation, time etc.... fortunately opening for deer season is looking pleasant

[Constitutional Patriot]

I live in Central NJ and the wind was intense this morning. I was actually tempted to begin running in circles screaming "Aunti Em', Aunti Em...it's a twister!!".

Fortunately, my sanity (and a good cup of coffee) prevailed.

[Mixer]

...ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CARBON PA-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
... A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... NEW JERSEY... EXTREME NORTHWESTERN MARYLAND... AND NORTHERN DELAWARE.

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME WEST... THEN NORTHWEST... AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER THIS MORNING. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM MID MORNING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. A STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE NEW JERSEY COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK SOUTH TO CAPE MAY.

MAKE SURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE EITHER BROUGHT INSIDE OR ARE TIED DOWN SECURELY. IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE... USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING TODAY AND THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. THE STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO CAUSE TREES AND TREE LIMBS TO FALL... LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. IF POSSIBLE... DO NOT PARK VEHICLES OR CONGREGATE UNDERNEATH TREES.

GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AS WELL... ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS TODAY. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY SATURDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND....

[sully777]

Typical country fall weather. I remember one year Salt Lake City being ravaged by 80-100 mph winds for about a day. As I recall hearing about this news in the NYC area, I heard a guy say, "Stupid white trash get what 'day deserve living out 'dere."

Yes, instead of some guy wearing a John Deere cap, blue jeans, and a hooded sweatshirt talking about the destruction to his ranch house, we'll have some guy with a rolled up ski mask on his head, oversized pants and a hooded sweatshirt, talking about "dis, dat, and dee udder ding" when referring to the large tree lodged in his Centerreach palace (NYC sarcasm)."

[MindBender26]

Web Cams looking at Hudson River look VERY snotty!

[RLK]

We are into 40 miles per hour in West Virginia.

[el_texicano]

Ping, Ping, Ping...

Hey, NYC dearie!!!! Are you ok there???

I hope you are not silly enough to get out in that nasty wind.

Hitlery must be spoutin off in the senate for this much wind.

[hellinahandcart]

I am staying indoors, for fear of flying awnings.

If we get enough wind blowing across enough chimneys at the right angle, it will sound like a giant beer-bottle band.

[mickie]

High winds and snow flurries here in Chester Country.....30 miles west of Philly........lots of black clouds.

[dirtboy]

Here in Wilmington, Delaware, the wind shattered one of the glass panes on the revolving door in the building where I work. Fortunately no one was hurt.

[dirtboy]

I've been watching this witch get wrapped up tighter and tighter all morning:

[avg_freeper]

We're getting high speed Kansas like winds here in Georgia.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I understand--Hitlery was just blabbering away on the Senate floor. Must've been like a typhoon.

[whereasandsoforth]

"Senator Clinton calls for breaking wind"