Our Turn at High Winds
2016-05-22 15:33:38.000 – Mike Carmon, Weather Observer & Education Specialist
With the immense popularity of last week’s video of summit observers enduring high winds on the observation deck, our shift (who was off at the time) got a little jealous of all the fun they had.
We had to wait a little while for the right weather conditions. But sure enough, our patience was rewarded. Once that happened, we set out to make our own video of extreme conditions during our shift week.
Mike Carmon, Weather Observer & Education Specialist
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