Man tossed by 109-mph winds atop Mount Washington

Thursday, May 19, 2016
Mount Washington Observatory in New Hampshire posted video to their Facebook page showing a man being tossed around by winds reaching 109 miles per hour. The video was created by Mike Dorfman and Tom Padham, who are observatory employees.


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According to the observatory's website, Mount Washington is known as the "Home of the World's Worst Weather." The 109-mph winds pale in comparison to the U.S.-record 231 mph gust observed at Mount Washington in 1934.
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