As I’ve said before when the question comes up about taking down your PWS when a bad storm is approaching, remember that it’s a weather station. The most honorable death for a weather station is to perish recording extreme conditions! If I’m not mistaken, there is a picture in some of the early campaign photos showing an Air encased in rime ice on top of a large mountain.
Speaking of bad storms, let’s all send our best wishes to the WF staff, who probably have their hands full preparing their homes/families for Hurricane Dorian’s approach while also making sure that their professional coastal network is ready to capture the extreme weather…