Windy Aerie

I woke during the night to the sound of a freight train rushing through the yard. It wasn't a freight train, of course, but the wind and rain. The rain didn't last long--the gauge held just 0.15 inches this morning, but the wind lingers on. This was on the weather.com site at 9:45 AM

Issued by The National Weather Service
State College, PA
4:13 am EDT, Wed., Oct. 7, 2009

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH... WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY... ESPECIALLY OVER THE RIDGE TOPS.

Now, the Aerie is not at the ridge TOP (approximately 2360 feet), but it's pretty damn close to the top (2100 feet) and I can attest to the fact that the winds are howling!