CoastalWx Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Winter was horrible. If I had to endure that for climo, I'd root for a shut out every winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Now you gotta put up a couple pics on the Halloween storm to fill out the "holiday" snowfall theme Dumping . Nice to have a 31" jump on the seasonal tally before Halloween. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 The first dig out of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Winter was horrible. If I had to endure that for climo, I'd root for a shut out every winter. Wow, 10.7", that's only 75% of your average. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ahh, the mega death band that re-generated over us hour after hour. Man, can't wait until the flakes fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 All this mountain talk reminds me of my summer of 1982 ascent on Mt Whitney, 14,495. We started at Whitney Portal about 8500 ft. While the trail up to the summitt is well traveled, getting hit by a storm at 12,500 almost cost us our lives. We got to a place to pitch tents where there were gazillions of marmots, One of the 3 of us opted out. The next day my friend and I nailed the summitt. Over 10,000'ft your head hurts when you hve no acclimation time. Above 14k you literally wheeze as if you have emphysema. Once we nailed the summitt, we hiked all the way down and drove to LA...same day. Yup, once your a few miles up it's a whole new ballgame. Strong mpove on the summit Jerry. Good times you'll always remember. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Looks like the boys will be enjoying beautiful Spring conditions on the mountain the next few days. The notable absence of high winds is the best news. MOUNT MCKINLEY RECREATIONAL FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 525 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 THE FORECAST FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF DENALI PARK IS COVERED BY THE DENALI ZONE FORECAST FOUND ONLINE AT HTTP://PAFG.ARH.NOAA.GOV/ZONEFCST.PHP?ZONE=AKZ225 (ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT AKZ225) FLYING WEATHER FOR DENALI IS AT HTTP://AAWU.ARH.NOAA.GOV/DENALI.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE) ALTITUDE FORECAST... WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 14 THOUSAND FEET ARE FREE AIR. TEMPERATURES ARE FAHRENHEIT. SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. WEATHER DISTURBANCES MOVING NORTH AND AROUND THE RIDGE MAY PRODUCE SNOW AT TIMES FROM LATE WEDNESDAY INTO FRIDAY. ...7 THOUSAND FEET TO 14 THOUSAND FEET... ...WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED... .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SOME EVENING SNOW SHOWERS BELOW 12 THOUSANT FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 6 INCHES. LOW AT 14 THOUSAND FEET...ZERO. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AFTERNOON SHOW SHOWERS BELOW 12 THOUSAND FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 6 INCHES. HIGH AT 14 THOUSAND FEET...5 ABOVE. ...ABOVE 14 THOUSAND FEET... .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AT 17 THOUSAND FEET...15 BELOW. WINDS FROM 17 THOUSAND FEET TO THE SUMMIT...SOUTHEAST 20 MPH. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AT 17 THOUSAND FEET...10 BELOW. WINDS FROM 17 THOUSAND FEET TO THE SUMMIT...SOUTHEAST 20 MPH. .OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...CHANCE OF SNOW FROM LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUMMIT WINDS...SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH. $$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Torchey Posted May 22, 2012 Author Share Posted May 22, 2012 2001~Dont cry for me Pete~a~lina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Wow, 10.7", that's only 75% of your average. Ouch. Hopefully climate change will cause warm winters from now on. That would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Winter was horrible. If I had to endure that for climo, I'd root for a shut out every winter. Does the Prudential Building upslope? 10"....where is that climate contour reached? North Carolina? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Hopefully climate change will cause warm winters from now on. That would be nice. LOL... as long as they aren't dry winters like last season. Just need storms to follow every 3-5 days, even snow to rain SWFE, last winter was brutally boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Looks like the boys will be enjoying beautiful Spring conditions on the mountain the next few days. The notable absence of high winds is the best news. MOUNT MCKINLEY RECREATIONAL FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 525 PM AKDT MON MAY 21 2012 THE FORECAST FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF DENALI PARK IS COVERED BY THE DENALI ZONE FORECAST FOUND ONLINE AT HTTP://PAFG.ARH.NOAA.GOV/ZONEFCST.PHP?ZONE=AKZ225 (ALL LOWER CASE EXCEPT AKZ225) FLYING WEATHER FOR DENALI IS AT HTTP://AAWU.ARH.NOAA.GOV/DENALI.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE) ALTITUDE FORECAST... WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 14 THOUSAND FEET ARE FREE AIR. TEMPERATURES ARE FAHRENHEIT. AFTERNOON AND EVENING SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. ...7 THOUSAND FEET TO 14 THOUSAND FEET... ...WIND SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH ARE NOT INCLUDED... .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SOME EVENING SNOW SHOWERS BELOW 12 THOUSAND FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 6 INCHES. LOW AT 14 THOUSAND FEET...ZERO. .TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AFTERNOON SHOW SHOWERS BELOW 12 THOUSAND FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION LESS THAN 6 INCHES. HIGH AT 14 THOUSAND FEET...5 ABOVE. The italic part is awesome... how often do you see snow showers possible JUST at the lower elevations with nothing in the higher elevations. I like the "Snow Showers below 12 Thousand Feet" part. I have to imagine it has to do with orographic lift and lowering nighttime inversion... we deal with that in this part of the Greens at night (on a very minor scale compared to there) when the inversion comes down at night, that's when we get the majority of our 1-4" snowfalls during Dec/Jan. You get moisture trapped under the inversion and it gets wrung out by the mountains. Then during the day the inversion rises and the moisture can sneak through again without producing flakes. Very, very cool to see how that's worded in a forecast though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Ahh, the mega death band that re-generated over us hour after hour. Man, can't wait until the flakes fly. That was absolutely beautiful to watch (and painful since I wasn't in Keene). Classically aligned with insane mid level frontogenesis. By the way, off to Alaska on Friday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 That was absolutely beautiful to watch (and painful since I wasn't in Keene). Classically aligned with insane mid level frontogenesis. By the way, off to Alaska on Friday! I remember Ryan laughing saying I was in a dryslot, but the reason I got 12 inches was because I was right on the edge of the light/mod snow snows..and the dryslot never reached me..That radar clearly shows the dryslot stayed just to the SE of me. It cleaerly lightened up..but thwre wss def no dryslot over me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I remember Ryan laughing saying I was in a dryslot, but the reason I got 12 inches was because I was right on the edge of the light/mod snow snows..and the dryslot never reached me..That radar clearly shows the dryslot stayed just to the SE of me. It cleaerly lightened up..but thwre wss def no dryslot over me Might as well have been a dryslot compared to what was happening just to the west Definitely had some dry air penetrating in there somewhere or subsidence from that band. The family lakehouse on the North Woodstock/Union border (near Bigelow State Park) definitely shut off for an hour or so... or at least went to snow grains or the drizzle equivalent of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKpowdah Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I remember Ryan laughing saying I was in a dryslot, but the reason I got 12 inches was because I was right on the edge of the light/mod snow snows..and the dryslot never reached me..That radar clearly shows the dryslot stayed just to the SE of me. It cleaerly lightened up..but thwre wss def no dryslot over me Yeah, you were right on the edge there. Good enough to maintain light snow at least. Also you got a quick pounding as the band collapsed east over you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 I think he's going to summer school. He spent too much time here and the grades suffered. Parents are taking away the internet as well. Heavy heavy tough love. Isn't this the same kid that lied about his suicide to get Kush banned? He is lying, I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 pete outta curiousity r u north or south of 143? and is ur 1394' dead on accurate or more guesslike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 CT people - I wrote and produced a 15 minute tornado special that's airing tonight at 11pm. We met up with many of the same people we interviewed right after the Mass tornado to see how they're doing 1 year later. We also have a pretty cool look back at tornadoes that have hit CT in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 pete outta curiousity r u north or south of 143? and is ur 1394' dead on accurate or more guesslike Looking for a new place to live dude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Looking for a new place to live dude? yes but not out there lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 CT people - I wrote and produced a 15 minute tornado special that's airing tonight at 11pm. We met up with many of the same people we interviewed right after the Mass tornado to see how they're doing 1 year later. We also have a pretty cool look back at tornadoes that have hit CT in the past. Ryan Spielburg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon Tip Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Great, - nao summer to ruin this season for Kevin now too - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Great, - nao summer to ruin this season for Kevin now too - I'd love a summer of like -5F departures.... daytime highs of 75-82F mixed with some 60s and rain. It would be nice to get some below normal months going just to prove we can still go colder than 30-year climo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 ill take a -nao summer and smile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 That was absolutely beautiful to watch (and painful since I wasn't in Keene). Classically aligned with insane mid level frontogenesis. By the way, off to Alaska on Friday! Congrats Sam, I'm so psyched for you!! I'll be looking forward to hearing your findings on extreme wind events in the Turnagain. Have fun and live large up there my friend, these are your salad days!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 CT people - I wrote and produced a 15 minute tornado special that's airing tonight at 11pm. We met up with many of the same people we interviewed right after the Mass tornado to see how they're doing 1 year later. We also have a pretty cool look back at tornadoes that have hit CT in the past. Post the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 I remember Ryan laughing saying I was in a dryslot, but the reason I got 12 inches was because I was right on the edge of the light/mod snow snows..and the dryslot never reached me..That radar clearly shows the dryslot stayed just to the SE of me. It cleaerly lightened up..but thwre wss def no dryslot over me Well you were compared to areas just west of you lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Well you were compared to areas just west of you lol LOL, right, I mean he makes it sound like Tolland was the jackpot. We eclipsed his total before sunset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 LOL, right, I mean he makes it sound like Tolland was the jackpot. We eclipsed his total before sunset. Lol yeah all of the Farmington Valley that he describes as such a horrible place to live was ripping S+ while he was spitting snow grains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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