Some just don't seem to understand what even a duration of 50-60 mph wind gusts will do. We went through this whole debate last summer prior to Isaias. Wet grounds + fully leaved trees + 50-60 mph gusts is going to cause damage and lots of power outages. I mean look what thunderstorms do what they reach those magnitudes and that's like only a couple minutes (if even) of those winds.
We don't need 80+ winds to cause significant issues here