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Weather Watchers

hlthe2b

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1. Yeah, high wind alerts with high profile vehicle warnings are mostly taken seriously

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Fri Dec 2, 2022, 09:10 AM

Dec 2022

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out here. I know I do (though I no longer drive a high-profile SUV or another such vehicle) But, it is not rare to see toppled SUVs, cars, and semis littering I-25--especially north to Wyoming. People take wind gusts lightly at their own risk.

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12-02-2022 Colorado Springs, CO - High Winds Topple Semi Cars Crash into it [View all] catbyte Dec 2022 OP

Yeah, high wind alerts with high profile vehicle warnings are mostly taken seriously hlthe2b Dec 2022 #1

I can imagine the winds can really crank up in the mountains. Here in Michigan, the catbyte Dec 2022 #2

That's exactly why I suffered... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #3

It definitely freaks me out in the wind. A woman went over the edge near the middle catbyte Dec 2022 #4

I think the last time... 2naSalit Dec 2022 #5