A bit of Googling reveals something about a top wind speed of 140 mph (224 km/h) in Wondervu, compared with 120 mph (193 km/h) in St. John's. So they're really not that far off. Last night we had gusts up to 144 km/h (90 mph). The house was shaking on its foundations, our pictures were rattling on the walls, the windows were rattling, the usual...