[TheRobb7]

“Brian Clark, who has researched extensively what has become known simply as the “Big Wind.”

There’s a Ted Kennedy flatulence joke there somewhee......

[BuffaloJack]

231 mph is impressive. To put things in perspective, 80 mph is generally considered to be the wind speed that will just lift an average human into the air.

[ops33]

May 3, 1999, mobile doppler radar units operated by the National Weather Service recorded winds of 301 MPH in an F5 tornado. This was recorded near Bridge Creek, just on the southwest side of Oklahoma City. The recorded wind speed was +- 20mph.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Mount Washington Observatory (and the Presidential Range) in general are worth a visit. Make sure your brakes are in good condition before ascending the mountain. And more so when descending. I think Mount Washington has claimed the lives of more visiters than any other mountain in North America. People underestimate hazards of exposure on a seemingly benign "hill", especially in autumn and early spring.

[muir_redwoods]

People find it hard to believe that a “hill” in New England can be so dangerous. Those are people who haven’t been there. It has snowed every month of the year on Mt Washington and people have frozen to death every month of the year there. It’s less than 7000 feet high but has amazing weather.

[LibFreeOrDie]

40 years ago, I stayed overnight in one of the buildings at the top of Mt. Washington. (I knew someone who worked there.) This was in July, and the normal winds sounded like a hurricane. Can’t imagine what’s it like during a storm.

[SunkenCiv]

By early afternoon on April 12, 1934, the... Mount Washington Observatory atop the 6,288-foot summit... gust had measured an astonishing 231 mph. "The actual title of the record is the 'highest wind ever recorded on the surface of the Earth by means of an anemometer,' " said Clark.

Everyone knows it's Windy.

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[WL-law]

This has got to be the dumbest sentence penned in quite a while:

“To that extent, the record is a testament to the three men atop the mountain that day — Salvatore Pagliuca, Alex McKenzie and Wendell Stephenson — as well as to the extraordinary strength of the wind itself.”

[curmudgeonII]

"This was a once-in-100-years event," Clark said.

Gee, we only have 25 years before this will happen again.