RUNNAWAYICEBERG Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Right at the end of my road: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP89Gn2VK/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 It’s harder to tell what’s AI anymore but this looks real and wild. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACKASS Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 24 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: It’s harder to tell what’s AI anymore but this looks real and wild. Similar to a dust devil? Temp thing?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 4 hours ago, JACKASS said: Similar to a dust devil? Temp thing?? Seen those on ski slopes pretty often 2017 SR Snownados.mp4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Ice fishing in Ludlow in a low torchy spot... ice is 16". Up in the higher more protected terrain it's gotta be 2 feet I bet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/12/2026 at 11:15 PM, Ginx snewx said: Seen those on ski slopes pretty often 2017 SR Snownados.mp4 3.82 MB · 0 downloads Had one day this winter with multiple large ones at Stowe. Biggest I can ever remember. Wish I could post the video, but too big size. Here’s a screen grab… much easier to see the definition in the video but that’s like a 1,000ft tall vortex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 On 2/12/2026 at 7:11 PM, JACKASS said: Similar to a dust devil? Temp thing?? 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. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 23 minutes ago, dendrite said: 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. They seem to start during differential heating or steep lapse rates during CAA. We seem to get them during times of broken clouds/partly sunny conditions after a snow, with a strong 850 mb flow amid steep low level lapse rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, dendrite said: 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? Not visually at least during the warm season… but I don’t think we get them. It seems to be a phenomena that occurs in a strong low level flow with a big thermal difference in the lowest 5,000ft. 30F in the valley, 10F up top. Some destabilizing sunshine. They seem rare when it’s completely thick clouds. I think that’s what I think of when I see them… it’s a well-mixed atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherwiz Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I have to wonder how much of an influence the reduced balloon launches are having on the model uncertainty. I was looking at the 12z launches the other day and couldn't believe the lack of observations. This has to be having an impact. Tagging @Typhoon Tip because I'm really interested in his thoughts on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I've seen little snow devils but nothing like those pics. The only dust devil I've seen came in the hot summer of 1966, where I was cooking burgers and dogs in the lodge at Curtiss-Wright's employee lake resort in NNJ. On a hot but dry and near-calm August, the small (<20 ac) lake was suddenly full of whitecaps from a north wind gusting probably to 40 down the long axis of the lake. The spinner formed at the south end of the lodge, moved against the wind behind the building, then headed across the water. On the way it tossed the thick cushion from a 6-foot lounge chair about 50 feet up into an oak while flipping the wooden chair end-over-end to the water's edge, also flipping the 14-foot rescue boat. It picked up the thigh-high steel base of an outdoor ash tray and carried it round and round across the lake and 30-40 feet off the water before hitting the far side woods and dissipating. My guess on why it formed was that the wind passing north-to-south past the lodge caused low pressure at the south end of the building, and air curling into the "vacuum" started to whirl and kept on spinning for several minutes. The sudden wind itself lasted less than 15 minutes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I have seen these snow devils often while riding in NW Maine, Some are large, Some are the smaller types, Depends on the amount of wind. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovice Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 If it’s going to happen, it’ll be soon. Pretty clear indications here: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 51 minutes ago, Supernovice said: If it’s going to happen, it’ll be soon. Pretty clear indications here: I never knew they flew fighter jets to try to make it snow here. interesting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 One sign that warmer/sunnier days are coming is my cheap-o Ocean State Job Lot solar lights I have on my pool deck are waking up again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovice Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 9 hours ago, SJonesWX said: I never knew they flew fighter jets to try to make it snow here. interesting Chemtrails- duh haha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted Thursday at 01:19 PM Share Posted Thursday at 01:19 PM I wanted to honestly take this but i got a 1/3rd of the way through after 15 or 20 minutes and i was like yeah F this. This is way too long of a survey to expect people to deal with. NWS Jan 25-26th, 2026 Snowstorm Survey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted Saturday at 01:07 AM Share Posted Saturday at 01:07 AM On 2/17/2026 at 7:04 AM, Supernovice said: If it’s going to happen, it’ll be soon. Pretty clear indications here: Anyone here REALLY aware of why this is being done? It may have to do with Iran and Iraq. The outcome truly affects the USA economically and in many other ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernovice Posted Saturday at 02:10 AM Share Posted Saturday at 02:10 AM I‘m not privileged enough to know why. Nor is this the space for that type of speculation. Only reason I called it out here was the amount of metal flying east is hard to fathom. The 22’s listed above usually wouldn’t be forward deployed for long, along with like +25% of the E-3 fleet makes me think this isn’t a build up for a 2 day strike campaign. Turns out the media picked it up too finally and we saw some stories yesterday/ day before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wokeupthisam Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago It's been deep winter here for 3 months. Great snowpack, lots of nights near zero and days not getting out of the teens even with bluebird skies. Snow has stayed fresh and light due to the frequent small refreshers. No rainstorms. Big snowbanks everywhere. Snowmobile trails open throughout the area. Thick ice on every pond and lake. No misery here, it's been a winter of yore. Hell even my snowbanks have snowbanks, every cleanup I spend half again as much time pushing the banks back for more room as I do plowing the new stuff. No blockbuster storms though that SWFE was tasty - tracked for days, and fcst totals creeping up as it got closer and it didn't disappoint. Ready for maple sugar season and a typical March sea-saw between wintah and spring. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisrotary12 Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago Final Grade for Winter: D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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