[steve86]

as sustained winds of 150 mph with gusts of 200 blew through my parking lot. No cars moved; even my old slab sided '89 Jetta barely shook on her springs.

That's remarkable; out west it's not unusual for 60-70 MPH winds to overturn trucks and trailers on the highway -- especially on the lee slopes of the Rockies. I was directly behind a travel trailer when that happened.

[aft_lizard]

A few years ago in SW Kansas a storm bl;ew in that dropped the temps from the 70's to low 20's in a matter of minutes with wind gusts of 90mph, and semi-trailers were ripped off the highways, me and my van however were able to drudge along at about 45 mph and managed to stay upright. Of course we were used to high winds in SW Kansas.

[Right Winged American]

as sustained winds of 150 mph with gusts of 200 blew through my parking lot. No cars moved; even my old slab sided '89 Jetta barely shook on her springs.

That's remarkable; out west it's not unusual for 60-70 MPH winds to overturn trucks and trailers on the highway -- especially on the lee slopes of the Rockies. I was directly behind a travel trailer when that happened.

Well, yeah; Trailers and 18 wheelers running empty or light will blow over — When Moving! But cars, moving or parked ain't gonna get picked up and thrown three feet, let alone into the roof of the Super Dome ...