
Originally Posted by
Charlie
Ryan you said that when you go out at night you have a 2 way radio to call for help ,who is on the other end .
If I feel going out will be too dangerous (mostly winds over 100 mph sustained than anything else), I will give a radio to one of the day observers. If I really don't feel comfortable, I will ask someone (interns usually) to stay up until after the 1 am synoptic or if they wouldn't mind waking up briefly for it. Out of all the years working here, I only feared for my life twice and regreted not waking anyone up: once when experiencing winds over 100 mph for the first time as an intern on an icy deck and the night when winds reached 158 mph.
Ryan Knapp
Staff Meteorologist/Night Observer, KMWN (Mt Washington Obs., NH)