Unfortunately this is also winfly week with a C-17 scheduled to fly in new people and supplies (six flights) in preparation for main body arrival (summer season) in October. The first flight did arrive here Monday evening and circled the area for 40 minutes before boomeranging (returning) back to Christchurch. It was a dangerous time as all the runway operations personnel and people leaving were stuck on the ice when condition 1 was announced. That was also 11 hours in the air for the 120 people onboard the C-17. The flights were delayed again yesterday and today (Wednesday). As a result all the manifests are now piling up and tomorrow's forecast is questionable. Onboard that first flight are 991 pounds of freshies that we are anxiously awaiting and also mail. In the meantime sleep is eluding as all of the buildings shake through the pounding wind. We are also waiting to see our first sunrise. Today's sunrise is at 11:09 am and sets at 2:26 pm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHvh9jYH__E&feature=youtu.be
A 6 minute YouTube video walking to work this morning.
An August 22nd 11:00 am update: McMurdo is now condition 1. During condition 1 nobody is allowed outside. Two short videos showing whiteout conditions.
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| Condition 1: a whiteout. |
Regional Summary |
8/22/2012 3:50:14 AM |
| From the McMurdo Storm Team 2 Severe Winter Weather Action Desk. Expect the winds to continue howling through tonight and start to ease tomorrow as skies begin to clear. Conditions on ice areas will be much worse wind wise and should be avoided. So it might be a good time to relax in a comfy chair with a nice cup of joe or some hot chocolate. Stay Warm McMurdo...... | |
Weather Conditions
McMurdo
1
T-Site
1
Arrival Heights
1
Scott Base
1
Road to Scott Base
1
Ice Runway
1
Road to Ice Runway
1
Pegasus Field
1
Road to Pegasus Field
1
Nice videos. It's nice to hear the sounds of ice crushing as you walk, the noise of the door opening, and the stairwell noises. The first condition 1 video (2nd vid) was cool at the start with all of the blue light moving around. I'd be so captivated out there I'd probably freeze in awe.
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