One thing that does happen on many a high wind day............. The higher wind speed sweeps away bumpy conditions.

Nah, not every time, but often enough to make it worth while for us to study that "too high a winds to fly" day with an experienced eye. When I lived in Minnesnowta the wind was usually way speedier than down here in the Old Nawth State. But the higher speed often meant more laminar. Yeah, the turbulence was more to deal with, but often covered less area. Heck, we flew gliders off a sod farm. Not a lot of turbulence creators there. And a bunch of our slope sites were clear faces for a mile or so. But the power flied where I flew had trees along one side. No way for laminar to live if the wind was coming from that direction. But the runway had nothing much off it's Westerly end, and that's where a lot of the wind comes from up there. Westerly winds weren't a problem no matter what the speeds.

A lot of days here will be bumpy on approach when the wind speeds aren't even close to scary. Truth is, the bumps are really threatening, but they're there. I went out a couple of days ago when the forecast was 15-20. That prediction keeps most of the guys home. A buddy showed up who has flown since the 70s. We had a decent day. We both noticed how steady the wind was at home. I got a copse of trees I look at to see "which way the wind is blowing". He's got the same. Our planes didn't get rocked around on final or takeoff (about the only time the wind threatens the model) any more than they do on a bumpy "calm" or 5-10 day.

You got a grove of trees you can see from your house?