Weather Pictures

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I documented the melt down in January 2012.

 

This was taken on 1/18/12:

 

 

And then 6 years ago today on 1/23/12:

 

What was your max depth with this event? I had a 26” depth, but it was gone by the 23rd as we got hit with the AR.

[TT-SEA]

What was your max depth with this event? I had a 26” depth, but it was gone by the 23rd as we got hit with the AR.

 

I think the max depth here was 30 inches.  

[Mercurial]

Blizzard of 2018 currently impacting NW Montana

 

 

 

[MossMan]

Each snow event this season...

11/5/17

12/25/17

2/14/18

2/18/18

2/21/18

2/26/18

[Phil]

More pictures, please. Need my snow fix.

[Guest happ]

More pictures, please. Need my snow fix.

 

You asked for it

 

Santa Lucia mts

[Black Hole]

This morning at my place during lake effect snow.

[Guest happ]

Taken earlier in the week. Lake Tahoe 

 

@SFGate

 

[luminen]

Taken earlier in the week. Lake Tahoe 

 

@SFGate

 

That's very impressive for this time of year considering the low latitude. Very striking contrast between the white trees and the blue sky/lake. 

[Guest happ]

Not the West and not necessarily "winterlike" sunset in Bowling Green, KY 

https://twitter.com/PRPerkins1     

[Phil]

Cleaning up space on my phone, so might as well post these now.

 

March themed post. Not huge events, obviously, but fun nonetheless.

 

A few pictures from March 2014, 2015, and from today’s snowstorm:

 

March 2014:

 

- Saint Patrick’s Day Blizzard, ~ 8-10”:

 

 

 

- March 5th, 2015 chowder dump, ~ 4-6”:

 

 

 

 

- Today’s storm, ~ 4-6”:

 

 

 

[Phil]

The Great blizzard of 2016..one for the ages here. It dumped 3 feet here in one day, over 50” around the Blue Ridge.

 

- Death band overnight, 3-4”/hr:

 

 

 

Sunrise, about 70% though. About 27” had fallen, before the winds started:

 

 

 

 

Winding down, about 32”, accounting for drifts:

 

 

 

These subsequent photos aren’t mine, but were posted on social media by friends/fellow enthusiasts in the area.

 

 

 

 

 

[Phil]

The big kahuna is, of course, February 2010. The region saw between 5-7 feet of snow over the 12 day period from Jan 29 - Feb 10. We ran out of space to put it, lol.

 

 

 

This one is the deck, with the table/umbrella completely buried/drifted over.

 

 

 

Giant, 25-35ft snowdrift in the aftermath:

 

[Guest happ]

Those are remarkable photos, Phil

[Phil]

Those are remarkable photos, Phil

Thanks, man. We need another Niño, ASAP.

[Guest happ]

Not winter but extraordinary nonetheless 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3799926/Flying-tempest-Incredible-photographs-taken-plane-cockpit-comes-land-airports-world.html?utm_content=bufferc651f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#ixzz4Ku22JXGN

 

 

[Phil]

Will winter ever end?

 

 

 

It did remain in the 70s thru most of last night, and warmed back to 75*F around noon today after yesterday’s high of 78*F, but we’re plunging back thru the 50s now behind the front, despite the midday April Sun, and that huge mass of Arctic air over the Hudson Bay doesn’t want to budge anytime soon. Skipped Spring?

 

Even if it doesn’t snow, this kinda reminds me of 2007.

[Phil]

FWIW, Sun angles in mid-April are analogous to those of mid-August. Gotta love #thermalinertia

[Scott]

My wonderful commute yesterday:

 

[El Nina]

Here's a picture of the last snow I got this season on March 24th. You can see it just caked the grass but further up the hill it had flocked the trees.

[Guest happ]

Taken in April 2017 in Costa Rica so, again, not winter but an amazing photo of a red sprites. I did not know this phenomena even existed.

https://twitter.com/Rainmaker1973

 

[Phil]

Leaves still slow to emerge here, even after that stretch of mid/upper 80s temps a week ago.

 

This was taken yesterday evening. The large, old-growth Tulip Poplars are leafing out, with the old Black Oak in between them still dormant. The smaller trees in front are White Pine and Slippery Elm, both of which are still largely dormant/in bud state. The Black Locust (barely in few to the left) is completely dormant, not even seeing buds yet.

 

[TT-SEA]

Leaves still slow to emerge here, even after that stretch of mid/upper 80s temps a week ago.

 

This was taken yesterday evening. The large, old-growth Tulip Poplars are leafing out, with the old Black Oak in between them still dormant. The smaller trees in front are White Pine and Slippery Elm, both of which are still largely dormant/in bud state. The Black Locust (barely in few to the left) is completely dormant, not even seeing buds yet.

 

 

 

 

I was watching the news yesterday and they did a long range, elevated view of the WH and I noticed the same thing... I was expecting the trees to be in full summer mode there after that heat but they did not look that full yet.

[Phil]

I was watching the news yesterday and they did a long range, elevated view of the WH and I noticed the same thing... I was expecting the trees to be in full summer mode there after that heat but they did not look that full yet.

Yeah, I think the mini heatwave in February followed by the crash to winter in March shocked the trees a bit. It’s almost like they’re hesitating, expecting another crash.

 

We had low/mid 80s in the middle of February, surrounded by several weeks of spring-like warmth, and just as trees were starting to wake up, the hammer dropped. That nasty January cold wave and the general lack of precipitation from November to January couldn’t have helped, either. It was a winter full of temperature swings, especially during the second half.

 

FWIW, the old growth Tulip Poplars are looking pretty good/unscathed so far. I’ve never seen them get duped by a false spring, and as a result they’re leafing out heavily while some other species are still gathering themselves.

[TT-SEA]

Yeah, I think the mini heatwave in February followed by the crash to winter in March shocked the trees a bit. It’s almost like they’re hesitating, expecting another crash.

 

We had low/mid 80s in the middle of February, surrounded by several weeks of spring-like warmth, and just as trees were starting to wake up, the hammer dropped. That nasty January cold wave and the general lack of precipitation from November to January couldn’t have helped, either. It was a winter full of temperature swings, especially during the second half.

 

FWIW, the old growth Tulip Poplars are looking pretty good/unscathed so far. I’ve never seen them get duped by a false spring, and as a result they’re leafing out heavily while some other species are still gathering themselves.

 

 

I think the same thing happened here with a false spring followed by a big crash in February... the trees are still recovering.

[Guest happ]

Phil, those are very mature trees, handsome trees.  You must get some branch debris during violent thunderstorms. 

[Phil]

Phil, those are very mature trees, handsome trees. You must get some branch debris during violent thunderstorms.

My trees appreciate the compliment.

 

Yeah, they’ll often shed weak limbs during summer microburst events, but they actually do the majority of their “deadwooding” during fall/early winter windstorms, after the stress of the summer heat. By February/March, this self-pruning process is largely complete, and they’re ready to start the growing season from their stronger, consolidated structural foundations.

 

Some trees shed more than others, too. The larger trees in those photos are several hundred years old and exposed to the elements on a more frequent basis. They’ve also stood through centuries of great storms, like Hazel and the 19th century hurricanes, the June 1989 blowdown (at least 135mph, probably over 150mph), the 2012 Derecho, etc. So they don’t shed as much vs the smaller understory trees and evergreens.

[Phil]

I think the same thing happened here with a false spring followed by a big crash in February... the trees are still recovering.

Looking at the data from IAD..definitely some large temperature swings in recent months. Some high winds too. All around anti-tree, anti-flower weather.

 

 

 

[Anti Marine Layer]

Leaves are slow to come in here too due to the big SSW event that sent temperatures crashing in late February after a very warm December, January, and first half of February. It's one of the slowest years ever even with plenty of warm days in April.

 

Overnight lows are cooler than the past couple of years due to lower sea surface temperatures.

[Guest happ]

Sorry if I am contaminating intent of thread. Myrtle Beach S.C. yesterday evening.

https://twitter.com/TommyCPhotogra3

 

[Guest happ]

Dansville PA

https://twitter.com/JoeyHerschman

 

[Guest happ]

Northwest Ontario

https://twitter.com/gordonpusnik

 

[Guest happ]

Must pass this on:

 

Iowa

https://twitter.com/58groe

[Guest happ]

Maybe not so spectacular to many but Pennsylvania has much scenic appeal to this Californian esp during summer

 

https://twitter.com/JoeyHerschman

 

[Guest happ]

More porn, this time from Nebraska

 

https://twitter.com/StormHour

 

[Guest happ]

I am amazed the Mediterranean can be so active in summer

 https://twitter.com/severeweatherEU

 

[Guest happ]

This is beautiful countryside I miss:

https://twitter.com/stormchaserray

 

[Phil]

Uploading some photos while I have time. Videos snd more photos soon.

 

Beautiful morning off Hippa Island.

 

 

Fogbow?

 

 

Chopper ride in, flying over south pass.

 

 

Taking off from Sandspit.

 

 

Chopper out on the dock, departure day.

 

 

Driving past what looks to be a recent burn, through one of the passes in WA (forget which one).

 

 

View from deck in West Seattle, morning of my departure back home.

 

[Phil]

[Phil]

Incredible. In just the last 5 days, we’ve transitioned from green foliage to peak color. I think the warmer weather is speeding up the metabolic/hormonal processes in the leaves, which started after the freeze.

 

[Deweydog]

Nothing worse than a big, sweaty group of hormonal leaves.

[Phil]

Nothing worse than a big, sweaty group of hormonal leaves.

Tell me about it.

 

The mold actually is driving my sinuses insane.

[Phil]

Had some vicious storms cross thru here last night. The NWS survey concluded it was an EF1 tornado and a downdraft with winds to 100mph.

 

The smell of evergreen saturated the air all day today.

 

[Phil]

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but it’s just so stupid how people continue to plant these large softwood evergreens, only to have them blown over or snapped again and again.

 

There are plenty of hardwood evergreens to choose from, which handle wind much better. But for whatever reason, people love these Firs, Spruces, and Pines. And they always end up paying for it.

[Phil]

Update.

 

Just like that, we’re past peak.

 

[Phil]

[Phil]

First snowfall of the season today. Roughy 2”. Leaves still on some of the trees but the wind has kept them clear of accumulation so far.

 

Now a sleet/snow mix with the warm nose aloft.

 

[TT-SEA]

Looks like we had snow on this day in 2015... with a few leaves still left on the trees as well.

 

[Phil]

That’s a great picture.

[MossMan]

No snow for me 3yrs ago but according to FB I had a windstorm that knocked out the power 8 yrs ago today. And on Nov. 17th 2015 I also had a windstorm that knocked out the power for 2 days. That one I remember being a big westerly event. I took this pic at the lake house, only lights across the lake were from people that had generators.