A dozen planes were damaged when high winds ripped through the airport.
Posted on 09/18/2004 7:06:59 AM PDT by NCjim
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Flights in and out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport were suspended for a short time Friday afternoon due to high winds.
A dozen planes were damaged when high winds ripped through the airport.
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Hurricane-force wind gusts of 92 mph were recorded at the airport at 3:56 p.m. The aircraft control tower was evacuated and flight operations were suspended.
The east runway reopened at 4:45 p.m. and flights resumed soon after. The west runway reopened by 7 p.m.
A line of damage was reported from Terminal A to Terminal C.
Airport spokeswoman Mindy Hamlin said the airport received some minor property damage.
As many as 12 general aviation aircraft and 30 vehicles were damaged. Hamlin said the force of the winds blew windows from cars in parking garage 3 near Terminal A.
Broken skylights and roof leaks were also reported in Terminal A.
 Hurricane-force wind gust of 92 mph was recorded at the airport at 3:56 p.m. A line of damage was reported from Terminal A to Terminal C.
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High wind ripped siding and insulation from the buildings, blew out glass at bus shelters and trees and light poles are down.
"There was a breakdown in communication," she said. I would hope they would be monitoring this and making good judgment to be able to say whether it is safe for the flying pubic to be out there."
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You folks okay down there? :)
CD was heading for the beach I think.
After seeing the disaster left by Ivan from Alabama to Tennessee north, I wouldn't dream of whining about a little wind and a lot of rain.
This was one wild storm, wasn't it?
Amazing how much damage Ivan created in practically every state east of the Mississippi. I just heard on the news that they have found 8 more bodies in Pensacola raising the death toll there to 24 with 14 still missing.
Keeping our fingers crossed that Jeanne heads out to sea later next week.
MKM
"Hurricane-Force Winds Recorded" ... but, but ... the NHC is telling us that there are no active hurricanes left ... even Javier now about to hit Baja California is just a mere tropical storm ... who would believe it by looking at the lastest ?
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/archdat/tropical_cyclones/tc04/EPAC/13E.JAVIER/ssmi/vis1km/LATEST.jpg
Our local (Palm Springs area) weather dudes and dudettes are pretty worthless so I have to leave it up to myself to make the assumption that it's Javier that has really bumped up our humidity the past 2 days, and thrown a fair bit in the way of scattered clouds into the desert.
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