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Looks like CT is stealing my snow again

I guess I’m just having trouble understanding how you’re getting that strong of sfc lapse rates and differential heating aloft on the mountain side snow surface. Do you get whirls like that during warm season?

Dust devils rely on hot surface temps…snow sfc temps are relatively cool because of the albedo. Since they’re often on mtns…I’m going to guess they start as a local swirl/vortice that strengthens as it slides down in elevation as it stretches vertically and tightens and speeds up like a figure skater.

SREFs? ARPEGE?

2cm

ORH obs ORH,1977-05-08 20:00,METAR KORH 082000Z 21011KT 30SM BKN040 BKN220 15/M04 A//// RMK /ALSTG 962 SLP034 T01501038 50000 ORH,1977-05-08 21:00,METAR KORH 082100Z 21003KT 30SM BKN/// OVC/// 14/M04 A//// RMK SLP027 T01391039 ORH,1977-05-09 00:00,METAR KORH 090000Z 18006KT 20SM SCT/// SCT/// 09/M02 A//// RMK SLP024 T00941017 ORH,1977-05-09 03:00,METAR KORH 090300Z 15008KT 15SM BKN/// BKN/// 06/M03 A//// RMK SLPNO T00611028 ORH,1977-05-09 04:00,METAR KORH 090400Z 11004KT 10SM OVC030 06/01 A//// RMK SLPNO T00610011 50000 ORH,1977-05-09 05:00,METAR KORH 090500Z 10006KT 10SM OVC012 06/01 A//// RMK SLPNO T00560011 50000 ORH,1977-05-09 06:00,METAR KORH 090600Z 10009KT 10SM OVC012 05/02 A//// RMK PK WND SLPNO T00500017 50000 ORH,1977-05-09 07:00,METAR KORH 090700Z 10013KT 10SM OVC012 05/01 A//// RMK PK WND SLPNO T00500006 50000 ORH,1977-05-09 08:00,METAR KORH 090800Z 11012KT 10SM OVC012 06/M01 A//// RMK PK WND SLPNO T00561010 50000 ORH,1977-05-09 09:00,METAR KORH 090900Z 09023KT 10SM OVC/// 05/M02 A//// RMK PK WND SLPNO T00501017 50000 ORH,1977-05-09 10:00,METAR KORH 091000Z 08023KT 15SM OVC015 06/M03 A//// RMK PK WND SLPNO T00561032 50000 ORH,1977-05-09 11:00,KORH 091100Z AUTO 09024KT 12SM OVC009 04/M01 RMK SLP977 T00391010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 11:18,KORH 091118Z AUTO 10019KT 2 1/2SM OVC005 03/00 RMK T00330000 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 12:00,KORH 091200Z AUTO 08017KT 2SM OVC004 02/00 RMK 60008 70008 SLP983 T00220000 55000 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 12:20,KORH 091220Z AUTO 08020KT 2SM OVC005 02/01 RMK T00220006 50012 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 13:00,KORH 091300Z AUTO 09020KT 2SM OVC003 02/01 RMK SLP983 T00220006 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 13:10,KORH 091310Z AUTO 08020KT 2SM OVC002 01/00 RMK T00110000 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 13:20,KORH 091320Z AUTO 08020KT 1SM OVC002 01/M01 RMK T00061010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 14:06,KORH 091406Z AUTO 08013KT 0SM OBS000 00/M01 RMK SLP998 T00001010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 15:00,METAR KORH 091500Z 08017KT 3/8SM -TSSN FG OVC/// 00/M01 A//// RMK SLP002 P0006 T00001011 ORH,1977-05-09 15:07,KORH 091507Z AUTO 08017KT 3/8SM OBS001 00/M01 RMK 60024 SLP002 T00001010 53017 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 15:30,KORH 091530Z AUTO 07012KT 3/8SM OBS001 00/M02 RMK T00001016 50010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 16:00,KORH 091600Z AUTO 06010KT 3/8SM OBS001 00/M02 RMK SLP004 T00001016 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 16:07,KORH 091607Z AUTO 07012KT 3/8SM OBS001 00/M01 RMK SLP004 T00001010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 17:00,METAR KORH 091700Z 06009KT 3/8SM -SN FG OVC001 00/M02 A//// RMK PK WND R11VV1/8 ALSTG 952 VSBY 1/4V1/2;ORH5/3 SLP004 P0008 T00001016 50012 ORH,1977-05-09 18:00,METAR KORH 091800Z 04009KT 3/8SM -SN FG OVC/// 00/M02 A//// RMK SLP004 P0007 T00001017 ORH,1977-05-09 18:07,KORH 091807Z AUTO 04009KT 3/8SM OBS001 00/M02 RMK SLP004 T00001016 50016 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 19:06,KORH 091906Z AUTO 04012KT 1SM OBS001 00/M02 RMK SLP004 T00001021 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 20:00,METAR KORH 092000Z 03010KT 6SM CLR 00/M02 A//// RMK SLPNO P0005 T00001016 ORH,1977-05-09 20:06,KORH 092006Z AUTO 03009KT 1SM OBS001 00/M02 RMK SLP004 T00001016 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 21:00,METAR KORH 092100Z 02007KT 1/2SM -SN FG OVC/// 01/M02 A//// RMK SLP000 P0006 T00061017 ORH,1977-05-09 21:07,KORH 092107Z AUTO 02007KT 1/2SM OBS001 01/M02 RMK SLP000 T00061016 50006 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 22:06,KORH 092206Z AUTO 02009KT 1SM OBS001 01/M02 RMK SLP995 T00061016 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-09 23:06,KORH 092306Z AUTO 03006KT 1SM OBS002 01/M01 RMK SLP995 T00061010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-10 00:00,METAR KORH 100000Z 03006KT 1/2SM -SN FG OVC/// 01/M01 A//// RMK SLP988 P0005 T00061011 ORH,1977-05-10 00:08,KORH 100008Z AUTO 03006KT 1/2SM OBS001 01/M01 RMK 60039 SLP988 T00061010 57012 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-10 01:07,KORH 100107Z AUTO 01007KT 1/2SM OBS001 01/M01 RMK SLP984 T00061010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-10 02:06,KORH 100206Z AUTO 36007KT 1/2SM OBS001 01/M01 RMK SLP973 T00061010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-10 03:00,METAR KORH 100300Z 36008KT 1SM -SN FG OVC/// 01/M01 A//// RMK SLPNO P0008 T00061011 ORH,1977-05-10 03:06,KORH 100306Z AUTO 36008KT 1SM OBS002 01/M01 RMK T00061010 50032 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-10 04:06,KORH 100406Z AUTO 01009KT 1 1/2SM OBS002 01/M01 RMK T00061010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-10 05:05,KORH 100505Z AUTO 01016KT 1 1/2SM OBS002 01/M00 RMK T00111005 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-10 05:26,KORH 100526Z AUTO 02014KT 1 1/2SM OBS002 01/M00 RMK T00111005 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-10 06:00,METAR KORH 100600Z 02012KT 1SM -SN FG OVC/// 01/M01 A//// RMK SLPNO P0006 T00061011 ORH,1977-05-10 06:06,KORH 100606Z AUTO 02012KT 1SM OBS002 01/M01 RMK T00061010 50010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-10 07:08,KORH 100708Z AUTO 01011KT 1SM OBS002 01/M01 RMK T00061010 IEM_DS3505 ORH,1977-05-10 08:05,KORH 100805Z AUTO 02010KT 2SM OBS003 01/M00 RMK T00111005 IEM_DS3505

60 at 4pm and then 9.5” by 7am.

The old form for Norfolk from May 1977. Fun times.

Let’s do a few big events with 40s and 50s in between.

Go big or go home

3 months of 45° and rain incoming soon

The person on the bottom right was the first thing I noticed. A shovel with like a 5+ foot handle where it looks like the shovel portion should be below the surface. But yeah, people in similar positions and the signs. And who uses those flat shovels anymore and shovels into blue buckets that you won’t be able to move?

What a weenie drought monitor that would be. Look how happy he is viewing that.

I think he knows. I read his twitter post comments later. It happens.

Some of it was luck.

That top pic is clearly AI lol

They fly up 20ft and it’s 20F warmer

Speaking of twitter…I was thinking how it’s been a tough winter for Fish to troll ACATT, but it’s nice to see him still trying

I’ve enjoyed his winter playoff beard this season, but hopeully he plans on shaving it with the first 60° day.

With a biscotti on the side

He starts every morning pouring that first cup of Maxwell House and then clicks his drought monitor bookmark.

With all of the stupid things I did in my teens and early 20s, I’ve often said my most successful accomplishment during that time is surviving through it. lol

That was a 12z warm sector with dews in the 40s and 50s…it’s gone on the 6z run.

Maybe 21 months for NYC