Thread: Mt. Washington no longer wind record holder.
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Old 01-28-2010, 06:24 AM   #19
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Question What about Mt. Homestead?
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Originally Posted by lawn psycho View Post
"...Looks like Mt. Washingtion has been eclipsed for the fastest wind gust record: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/...record_toppled..."
Why did the Observatory "roll over" so easily on this one. Mt. Washington's wind gust wasn't recorded during any particular violent storm system; whereas, the article says the Australian wind gust was recorded on an island—during a "cyclone".

Except for location, there's no difference between a cyclone and a hurricane: Imbedded tornadoes in Category-5 hurricanes can exceed 500-MPH!

I give the record to the town of Homestead, Florida, during Hurricane Andrew.
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