Re: GFM

[Bill Owens]

The record wind speed, IIRC, is 179 mph.  The road from the nature museum to 
the summit is closed during periods of high wind, snow and ice.  I've been 
on the summit with winds exceeding 70 mph.  No fun!  The reason for the 
extreme wind speeds appears to be that the rock formations running more or 
less E-W tend to funnel the wind  into the summit parking lot.

Bill
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Sprinkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 10:39 AM
Subject: GFM


Hi,
Saw this:
 On Grandfather Mountain in western North Carolina, known for its extreme 
weather, about 5 inches of snow fell, the temperature dipped to 16 degrees 
and wind gusted to 139 mph, meteorologists said.

Dave
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Dave Sprinkle
Indiana University Physics Dept.
Swain West Building Manager, 812 855-0347
Swain West Rm 117
Bloomington, IN 47405