As Hurricane Irma bore down on Key West, a National Weather Service meteorologist stationed there explained Saturday how he plans to ride out the historic storm in a bunker in order to keep providing information to the public as long as possible.

“As I watch Irma progress, I increasingly fear what the aftermath is going to look like,” Tropical Weather Program manager William South wrote in an op-ed published by the Washington Post. “When the worst of Irma passes and we emerge from the bunker, perhaps Monday, I hope I see the beautiful island I’m familiar with, and not just flat devastation stretching out to the sea.”