Wind

I was woken up this morning by the sound of wind. I had heard it several times in the night, increasing in intensity. By 5:00, it was rattling the windows and shaking my bed. I gave up on sleeping and got up about 6. I checked the weather, and the winds were 45 mph (sustained) with gusts of 60-70 mph. Never have I experienced winds that strong. I looked out the window and I couldn't see anything. The blowing snow made it look like a complete white-out. The windows and doors were rattling, and I was seriously concerned about the windows holding up. One of the windows in my bedroom is severely cracked, and I didn't know if it could hold up with the wind blowing against it. Our door to the outside doesn't seal tightly - when it is closed tightly, we can see daylight around 3 of the sides. Not very energy efficient. Anyway, it was distinctly warmer in the kitchen than it was in the living room. I could feel the difference in temperature walking between the two rooms. I turned my iPod up real loud so that I couldn't hear the wind, and read for a couple of hours. By the middle of the morning, it had died down to about 40 mph, and around 3 this afternoon, I realized that I couldn't hear it anymore. It's still blowing, but it's down to a manageable 10-15 mph now.

The girls' basketball team from Koyuk is here to play our girls' team. Our boys' team was supposed to fly to Teller to play on Friday, but their game was canceled because our weather was bad and Teller was even worse. All flights were on hold until well into the afternoon on Friday. The girls got in that evening, though. They were supposed to leave this afternoon, but I doubt they got out. I guess that's the hazard of having to travel in the winter.