Higher wind velocity- what can you ride safely?

[chatnoire]

I thought we had strong winds in the midwest where I'm from but they're nothing like what we have here. Last week I got cranky just from the wind blowing around the house.

I'm from the midwest too, and I've *never* seen wind like we have here. I get irritable too - when its blowing like it has been the last month, it starts to feel like someone's just poking at you with a stick to be annoying. Especially when its not accompanied by a storm coming in.

[malkin]

Crosswind is scary.
I don't know the speed, but on my last windy ride I thought I'd fall, cars were moving erratically and tumbleweeds, trash and other debris were blowing all around. I don't care to repeat that.