How Fast Was It?
My morning News & Record (Greensboro) reported record wind speeds measured at the top of Grandfather Mountain, Linville.
The record that stood since April 1997, was 195.5 mph. Wednesday's winds exceeded Grandfather Mountain's anemometer's 200 mph limit.
NC Zoo Society Board Director Hugh McCrae ('Crae) Morton III e-mailed that it broke extra strong windows and turned over a 300-pound boulder.
Grandfather Mountain has a nice little "zoo" (wildlife habitats) halfway up the mountain, where the weather is milder. Featuring black bears, cougars, deer and more, it was designed and built with help from some of the same folks who built early NC Zoo outdoor exhibits.
The record that stood since April 1997, was 195.5 mph. Wednesday's winds exceeded Grandfather Mountain's anemometer's 200 mph limit.
NC Zoo Society Board Director Hugh McCrae ('Crae) Morton III e-mailed that it broke extra strong windows and turned over a 300-pound boulder.
Grandfather Mountain has a nice little "zoo" (wildlife habitats) halfway up the mountain, where the weather is milder. Featuring black bears, cougars, deer and more, it was designed and built with help from some of the same folks who built early NC Zoo outdoor exhibits.
posted by Russ Williams at
12:38 PM
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