Got answers on wind today:(

[DQDick]

Had a severe thunderstorm arrive at 5am so we hit the shelter and didn't get to change anything. Storm went by, we came out and then the wind hit. We managed to have a very rare pressure gradient wind event. As I understand it, the big storm formed both a high and a low behind it. Both were very strong and so the winds going between them reached 80mph. As a result we lost 1/3 of a 30 foot elm tree, all of a full size pine tree and a dump truck full of limbs from other trees. The good news is that there appears to be no damage to the rig even though the Traveler was up and the solar panels were up and facing away from the wind. We had level-up down, stabilizers down and the fresh water tank completely full. Several of us have wondered how much wind a Monty can take. Real glad the number is higher than 80mph but would much rather have been back in the shelter than trapped in the rig watching the trees come down.