| The Wetokian Web Issue | The White Squall . . .Photos provided by Philip Drake | Spring 2001 |
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| The Holmes & Narver photographer was a friend of the AEC photographer and he was able to get a dramatic photograph of a "white squall." The original panoramic view was made in 5 sections. I was able to get 3 of the sections. The other 2 were classified. I remember when the squall came through. I was sitting in my office in one of the metal buildings across the road from the boat ramp and pier. On the horizon, about where Igurin Island is located (west side of the wide passage), I saw an unusual buildup of clouds. It kept building, getting wider and darker by the minute. As it approached Parry it was a black, churning mass of clouds spreading as far north and south as you could see. The temperature dropped 15 degrees and the prevailing wind shifted 180 degrees. Strangely, not much rain fell but it was much windier. | The only other severe weather conditions we experienced were a couple of typhoons in the area. Parry is about 3' above sea level and I think Eniwetok is even less. On one occasion when I happened to be on Eniwetok, the ocean water actually flowed from the ocean side overland to the lagoon about mid-island. Another time on Parry we were on 24-hour patrol because the typhoon was not all that far away. I remember driving along the shore line at the north end of Parry where the deep channel is and it appeared like I was looking "up" toward the top of the swells coming through the channel. Thank God it was only an illusion. Photos Courtesy Philip Drake |
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