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Actually we still tend to use MPH for speed and I think it was getting to around 50 here, but much higher elsewhere. On the south coast they recorded 120 MPH!

Have you seen this site where you can check the local wind speeds?

Oh dang, that is like hurricane force winds there! Do you folks typically get stuff like that or is this the first time?

This is pretty rare, but maybe we can expect it more often with changing climate.