This past few weeks have seen some rather severe weather sprinkled around North America, including the puzzle author's home town of Seattle! As usual, hams have risen to the occasion, providing emergency communications and support to the public and public safety organizations. Good job, all of you! While you're warming up, here's a windy weather puzzle that won't blow you away. And happy holidays to all my loyal box-fillers out there!

1. What falls on guy wires
4. Burp from the sun
7. Unit of length
10. Not centered (abbr)
11. Made it yourself (abbr)
12. A type of 1 Across
14. Prefix meaning "not"
15. Type of hot matter
18. The guy that brings the electricity back
19. What the user uses (abbr)
20. Equipment that doesn't work when you get it
21. Send a copy to (abbr)
23. Strike from the sky
26. Manages ARES in an ARRL section
27. Makes "R" in Morse (two letters)
28. Chain of ham radio stores (initials)
30. Abbreviation for 7 Across
31. Question mark prosign
32. NOAA weather monitor organization
36. Home to the Great Salt Lake (postal code)
37. Air pressure has these as well as highs
40. Tax-free savings account
41. Electric animal
42. Not out
44. To add notes and discussion
46. Tuned hollow enclosure
49. Number of words in radiogram text (abbr)
50. Time zone in Chicago during the summer (abbr)
52. Patches a roof
53. Look for
59. Tends to the injured (abbr)
60. Number (abbr)
61. Task left undone (two words)
65. Precipitation
66. Assistant
67. Output power (abbr)
68. Sudden peak in wind speed
70. Subaudible tone (abbr)
71. After freezing
72. Local ARES leader
73. Makes nests in towers and stings climbers

Down

1. Push over
2. The three primary electronic components (abbr)
3. Type of guy wire
4. Used to remove 1 Across
5. Postal code for VE4
6. Moving air
7. Government emergency agency
8. Unit of weight
9. Home to Nashville (postal code)
12. Inductive reactance over 2 x freq x inductance
13. Glowing gas used in lights and signs
16. Average (abbr)
17. Cut off audio
18. These carry electricity
22. Opposite of CW
24. First instance
25. Falling ice balls
26. Make longer by pulling
29. One who enjoys fire (slang)
30. Comes before la-la-la-la-la
33. How copperweld seems to always be
34. Makes dirt into mud
35. To require something
38. Absence of service
39. Continent attached to NA
43. Home to Las Vegas (postal code)
45. Station that runs a net (abbr)
47. Work .. first, worry later
48. 365 days (abbr)
51. Ripped
54. Dispute loudly
55. Citizen volunteer response organization
56. A sound of thunder
57. Change or redesign (abbr)
58. Frozen 65 Across
60. The weather for antenna work
62. Lubricating liquid
63. A complete range of similar tools
64. ARRL section for Philadelphia
69. Between NC and GA (postal code)