For some reason I thought he was doing one of those look backs into history on this date in the past. If not then prayers up for all aboard!
Looks like it’s SNOWING at Sea-Tac.
Flight identified as a China Airlines 747 off of runway 34L.
From Airliners:
China Airlines 747 on Runway 34L. Emergency crews have responded. It is at the north end of the airport.
Airport is still open. Current weather is not very good at all. Strong winds of 17mph gusting to 25 with ice on the ground and current snow. Some airports handle winter weather well, but SEA is not the best prepared since it gets little snow. Current delays are over 1hr on arrival and it is getting worse.
METAR text: KSEA 230053Z 33015G22KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR BKN010 BKN016 OVC028 M03/M05 A2955 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 3/4 SLP015 P0002 T10331050 $
Conditions at: KSEA (SEATTLE/METRO, WA, US) observed 0053 UTC 23 November 2010
Temperature: -3.3°C (26°F)
Dewpoint: -5.0°C (23°F) [RH = 88%]
Pressure (altimeter): 29.55 inches Hg (1000.8 mb)
[Sea-level pressure: 1001.5 mb]
Winds: from the NNW (330 degrees) at 17 MPH (15 knots; 7.8 m/s)
gusting to 25 MPH (22 knots; 11.4 m/s)
Visibility: 1.25 miles (2.01 km)
Ceiling: 1000 feet AGL
Clouds: broken clouds at 1000 feet AGL
broken clouds at 1600 feet AGL
overcast cloud deck at 2800 feet AGL
Ruh roh! Been snowing here all day (not much, a couple of inches), but around here, that’s a lot. Nothing on local TeeVee yet...
A plane has reportedly skidded off the runway at Sea-Tac Airport this afternoon.
The unconfirmed information comes from emergency dispatch scanners.
The plane reportedly suffered no damage.
There are no reports of injuries.
KING 5 News is working to confirm the information.
It’s dumping sleet and snow here just across from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The wife’s cooking up some chili and cornbread. Maybe hot cocoa later?
Hope the folks at SEATAC are OK.
shemp is an ahole.
Blurb on TV - no injuries aboard China Air 747 landing from JFK NY. No incoming flights, runways closed due to ice.
FAA is confirming it as a 737.
Are the police chasing it? Why else would Shep be covering it?
I don’t know the weather conditions at Sea-Tac. I am 3 hours to the west and we presently have about 3’ of that white global warming stuff on my roof. This could easily be weather related.
-PJ
Paging George Kennedy.
did you see this from your yacht?
SEATAC, Wash. — A Boeing 747 freighter overshot its designated stopping point on a runway after landing at Sea-Tac Airport on Monday afternoon, an airport representative told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.
The China Airlines plane with two or three people aboard was too close to the runway's end to make a turn after stopping, so a tug has to push the plane backward, said Terri-Ann Betancourt.
The plane went beyond a painted line on the runway but did not go off the pavement, Betancourt said.
It was a “driving” and not an in-flight problem, Betancourt said, adding that there were no injuries and no damage as a result of the incident.
Sea-Tac’s runaways are open for traffic
FOR EVERYONE:
Sattle/Tacoma/Everett area is pretty much in total, complete gridlock. ALL freeways are shot, many major side roads are also locked up.
People are having big problems getting to the airport. One caller to a local news/talk station said he saw people walking up the road close to the airport with their luggage...in a driving snowstorm...just so they could get to the terminal.
Just another excuse to send everyone back to the gate for a re-groping procedure.
Kinda reminds me of deicing jetBlue last season. Hour and a half to get there, mile-long death walk from Federal Circle to where I had to be, then do a 20-something hour shift, all while on little to no sleep.
I won’t miss it this season. So yeah, I know how bad it can be when the rain/sleet and snow are coming down. Good luck to those crews.
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue!"