Rain to Snow / Freezing Rain Storm Summary of the 2006-2007 Winter
Season (November - April) - 7 Storms
Poga Mountain, North Carolina ( Elevation: 1137 m)
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Storm Summary of the 2006-2007 Winter Season (November - April)
Storm Summary of the 2007-2008 Winter Season (November - April)
Storm Summary of the 2008-2009 Winter Season (November - April)
SWE = Snow-water equivalent
Blue highlighted rows: Rain to Rain / Freezing Rain
| * = average for snow days only |
| ** = general trend 24 hours before storm |
| Tall |
(> 4.0 km AGL) |
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Continuity for Storm Maturity |
| Borderline |
( 2.5-4.0 km AGL) |
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Scattered: Several Breaks |
| Shallow |
(< 2.5 km AGL) |
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| Nov. 16 - Light Rain to Rain / Freezing Rain |
| Nov. 19 - Light Rain to Snow |
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| Storm Summary |
Rain / Freezing Rain |
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Virga to Rain |
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Rain to Snow / Freezing Rain |
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Snow |
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Virga to Snow |
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Virga to Rain to Snow |
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Virga |
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| Continuity |
Continuous |
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Scattered |
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Continuous (Snow) |
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Scattered (Snow) |
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| AGL |
Tall |
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Tall to Borderline |
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Tall to Shallow |
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Borderline |
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Borderline to Shallow |
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Shallow |
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Shallow to Tall |
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| Average |
All |
Page |
Temp. (°C) |
3.4 |
2.8 |
Wind Direction |
226° |
247° |
Wind Speed (m/s) |
3.2 |
3.3 |
Duration (hrs) |
14.8 |
27.4 |
Snowfall (in) * |
1.7 |
1.6 |
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Trends |
Wind Direction |
Temperature |
RH |
Pressure |
Year |
Month |
Day |
AGL |
Continuity |
Start Time (UTC) |
Duration (hrs) |
Avg. Temp. (°C) |
Avg. |
At Snow Storm Maturity |
Wind Speed (m/s) |
Snowfall (in) |
SWE (in) |
before** |
during |
before** |
during |
before** |
during |
2006 |
11 |
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Tall to Shallow |
Scattered |
20:00 |
22 |
2.7 |
NW |
NW |
4.4 |
0.3 |
0.14 |
increasing |
decreasing |
up - down |
flat |
decreasing |
increasing |
2006 |
11 |
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Borderline to Shallow |
Scattered |
20:00 |
18 |
0.8 |
W |
-- |
3.8 |
-- |
-- |
flat |
decreasing |
down - up |
flat |
decreasing |
increasing |
2006 |
11 |
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Borderline |
Scattered |
08:00 |
30 |
-1.1 |
NW |
NW |
2.5 |
1.2 |
0.23 |
up - down |
decreasing |
down - up |
flat |
flat |
increasing |
2006 |
12 |
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Borderline |
Scattered |
07:00 |
19 |
-0.4 |
W |
NW |
4.0 |
0.5 |
0.12 |
up - down |
decreasing |
increasing |
flat |
decreasing |
increasing |
2007 |
02 |
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Shallow to Tall to Shallow |
Scattered |
20:00 |
18.5 |
2.8 |
S |
NW |
2.6 |
1.3 |
0.05 |
increasing |
decreasing |
increasing |
flat |
decreasing |
down - up |
2007 |
03 |
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Tall to Shallow to Borderline |
Continuous |
18:30 |
45.5 |
3.2 |
W |
NW |
3.2 |
1.8 |
0.10 |
decreasing |
decreasing |
increasing |
flat |
decreasing |
decreasing |
2007 |
04 |
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Tall to Borderline |
Scattered |
00:30 |
52.5 |
7.0 |
SW |
NW |
3.9 |
4.4 |
0.48 |
down - up |
up - down |
up - down |
increasing |
increasing |
decreasing |
Version 1.2, 18 August 2011
web page credits: Micheal Tai Bryant, Sandra Yuter, L. Baker Perry
This research is a collaboration between the
Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University
and the Department of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State University
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science
Foundation under Grant No. 0544766. Any opinions, findings and
conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of
the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National
Science Foundation (NSF).
contacts:
Dr. Sandra Yuter seyuter@ncsu.edu
Dr. L. Baker Perry perrylb@appstate.edu