Winds reached nearly 50 mph during storms

By Ken Stanford Contributing Editor

Posted 9:12AM on Tuesday 1st March 2011 ( 13 years ago )

GAINESVILLE - Peak winds during Monday afternoon's storms reached nearly 50 miles-an-hour at the Gainesville airport.

Readings at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport show the top gust of the day occurred shortly after 5:00 as the worst of the storm system passed through the city. That's when a gust of 47 miles-an-hour was recorded.

Rainfall at the airport Monday totaled .87 inches, most of it falling in a brief period of time around 5:00.

(Courtesy accuweather.com)

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