That makes better sense, and is consistent with the other posts - thanks.

I’ve never had a tent blow away, though I have been in winds strong enough that the staked-out tent, with me and all my gear inside, had one corner that kept lifting up; it never pulled the stake out, but had it been empty, I could see that happening. That was a case where we made camp under clear skies and calm conditions on an open slope, and an unexpected and unpredicted storm blew in around midnight, catching us on what was now the windward side of the hill, in the open. We believe the sustained winds were probably 20 -25 mph, gusting to 35 or 40.

If we had sensed a storm coming, we’d have never camped in the open, no matter how pretty the view. If winds seem possible, we try to get into the woods, or at least behind a windbreak, to make camp.