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Old September 18th 03, 12:46 AM posted to sci.geo.meteorology
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Default 237mph wind gust?

(Sim Aberson) wrote:

Given my sampling of public (esp. televised) update statements, I'd say
that not enough effort is being made to promote gusts as an important
piece of information.


You should contact your local media to include this information.



guffaw

When Isabel makes it past Lock & Dam #7 on the Mississippi, I'll be sure
to get on the line to the idiots at Channel 4 in Minneapolis.

In the meantime, the government agencies involved should be doing that
on a national basis, because I'm not seeing peak-gusts reported in the
regular updates from the big-4 and TWC.

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