Wow! We were outside in my yard all afternoon today with the wind, but I was keepign an eye on it and watching for signs that anything might be flying around or anything...it wasn't that bad. I was more concerned about the thunderstorm warning, but it never happened, so we stayed out. i wouldn't have taken them on an outing though as I wouldn't want to risk getting stuck in a storm. I would like to think that if a tree or something were about to be uprooted, I would see/hear some signs...but I could be wrong. In my neighbourhood it wasn't so bad...even my garbage cans did not get blown from the curb.