The Month Of The Pearl
With a 2"+ snowfall to begin last week and a moderate snowfall forecast for early this week, the first two weeks of February will out total the entire month of January in the snowfall department. It will be a welcomed change of events here at OSNW3.
(OSNW3 February Observations)
(OSNW3 February 2010 Summary)
(click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window)
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Weekly Snowfall
Light snow made an appearance early in the week. It was a welcomed site and I even got to use the wovel again. Later in the week we had another light snowfall, however the daytime temps were above freezing so the snow never had a chance to accumulate.
(Feb 2, 2010 - 1.3")
(Feb 3, 2010 - 0.9")
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East Coast Snowpocalypse
A good friend of ours lives near Washington DC. He's from Green Bay and schooled in Houghton, MI so he's had his fair share of large scale snow storms and LES events. This most recent blast in DC ranks as his "second worst snowstorm" he's been involved in. Pretty impressive in my opinion. He reported 20+" at his place in VA. Below are a few photos and his exact location. Thanks Matt!!
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Front Of House
We're in the heart of winter, but yet it feels like it has hardly begun.
(FOH - Feb 7, 2010)
(OSNW3 February Observations)
(OSNW3 February 2010 Summary)
(click on graph for the month summary data - it will open a new tab/window)
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Weekly Snowfall
Light snow made an appearance early in the week. It was a welcomed site and I even got to use the wovel again. Later in the week we had another light snowfall, however the daytime temps were above freezing so the snow never had a chance to accumulate.
(Feb 2, 2010 - 1.3")
(Feb 3, 2010 - 0.9")
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East Coast Snowpocalypse
A good friend of ours lives near Washington DC. He's from Green Bay and schooled in Houghton, MI so he's had his fair share of large scale snow storms and LES events. This most recent blast in DC ranks as his "second worst snowstorm" he's been involved in. Pretty impressive in my opinion. He reported 20+" at his place in VA. Below are a few photos and his exact location. Thanks Matt!!
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Front Of House
We're in the heart of winter, but yet it feels like it has hardly begun.
(FOH - Feb 7, 2010)
Wow, those are some amazing pictures. "second worst snowstorm" -- pretty powerful words to a guy used to LES! I'll bet they'll be digging out of that mess for quite some time.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear winter is back in your area! You need to get back on track for me to get close to my "total snow" prediction. Right now, you're at 25", which is 1.7" above our yearly snow average.
His "worst" snow storm happen in the late 90's in Houghton when like 35" fell in 24 hours... I don't know the exact dates or snow totals, but I will find out. Hopefully he's got some photos he can scan in.
ReplyDeleteWinter is back and is back in your area as well. My Father in-law is enjoying the snow in STL. As for us, we are under a Winter Storm Warning and the forecast calls for 8".
I'll be checking in often!
WxWatcher... I got the info.
ReplyDelete"Worst was my freshman year at Houghton. 37in. in 24 hours. Some idiot tried robbing a bank that day"
Freshman year = 1995-96
OSNW3, here we go again. Snow! Hoping for 8-10". :)
ReplyDeleteWxWatcher, I remember a huge snow that winter in Bella Vista. It wasn't that much but I had to park at the bottom of the hill and carry my 4 month old son up the hill about a mile to the house because we couldn't drive back up the hill.
ReplyDeleteSuzieE, the radar looks impressive in TN. What a grand Winter we're all having... I say that now because it's snowing in WI again finally. :)
ReplyDeleteA mile, up hill, is a long walk with a four month old during a snowstorm!
OSNW3:
ReplyDelete8"? Kudos to your wife for taking your observations! You'd better bring home some goodies for her. :o)
LOL about the bank robber. That sure is a lot of snow in 24 hours. That's only a little shorter than our 3 year old!
SuzieE:
Ah, yes. That's what I remember most about Bella Vista. The hills. Quite lovely to admire, but to walk up them in the snow? No thanks. We lived up a hill on the farm in Rolla, and had to make the short trek every winter or so.
Plenty of snow to go around for us all! I'm loving it.
OSNW3, Was hoping for more snow but as is normal for TN, we get an inch then the rain moves in...the snow was all gone this morning.
ReplyDeleteThe snow and ice in Bella Vista AR could sometimes test one's strengths. At least once each winter I had to park somewhere...and walk home and not always because of being in a storm ... the roads were not plowed yet on our hill... or rain had turned to freezing rain. In Feb/March of 2000 a snow storm caught me with TWO kids (5 & 3), We managed to get home without having to walk.
A nice man used his 4WD to pull us up over a slippery spot so we could continue home.
Great post! I love the pictures from Washington, DC yeah, I saw some reported of 40 new inches of Snow! Very amazing! I was comparing that to mine, and Washington area saw more snow in my entire winter in that one storm! just Amazing!
ReplyDeleteP.S I got a post about this recent winter storm posted on my blog, This storm actually turned out to be quite dissapointment in my area accumulations wise.
SuzieE, growing up in Northeast WI in a town called Suamico just northwest of Green Bay... our road was rarely plowed by the day after a storm. Us kids on the block would play tackle football on the road, as snowfall after snowfall was packed down ontop of the pavement making is a softer surface. I don't know why we did that when most of us had yards large enough to host such games.
ReplyDeleteIt rained hard down here last night. A beautiful day today though. 40's, sunny and windy. Felt like Spring... to me. :)
D, I will check that post out next. It's impressive what is happening out East in regards to the snowfall. El Nino has really impacted the US this Winter. Everyone that I've talked to from the South have said it's been cold and wet. We've been warm and dry. Typical... and at the same time, radical.
WxWatcher, yes she's a trooper. The neighbor was over last night shoveling and tonight a friend from down the road shoveled. Neither of them used the wovel. BLASPHEMY! To each their own I guess. :)
Thank you for sharing the palm tree shot. We are actually expecting snow here tonight... of all the craziest things. I hate that your flight was cancelled... welcome to the south, a hint of expected snow and the whole area shuts down!!!
ReplyDeleteYou'll be in Savannah?! That's only 3 hours from me!!
OK, you all are having to much fun with the snow already! We are so darn warn out here in the Inland NW it is a total let down. Was hoping to have some snow playtime with the little grand son - not.
ReplyDeletewe came close to 50F today. We are getting some rain which should make up for some of the lost precipitation. There are concerns here in WA regarding the lack of snowpack. This summer should be interesting...