Storm Summary with Borderline to Tall Vertical Profile (AGL) of the 2007-2008 Winter Season (November - April) - 4 Storms

Poga Mountain, North Carolina ( Elevation: 1137 m)

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Storm Summary of the 2007-2008 Winter Season (November - April)

Storm Summary of the 2008-2009 Winter Season (November - April)

Grey highlighted rows: Virga or mix of virga and rain, no snow

SWE = Snow-water equivalent

* = average for snow days only
** = general trend 24 hours before storm
Tall (> 4.0 km AGL)   Continuity for Storm Maturity
Borderline ( 2.5-4.0 km AGL)   Scattered: Several Breaks
Shallow (< 2.5 km AGL)    
Storm Summary
Rain
Rain to Virga (to Rain)
Virga to Rain (to Virga)
Rain/Virga
Rain to Snow
Snow (to Virga)
Virga (to Rain) to Snow
Virga (to Snow to Virga)
Continuity
Continuous
Scattered
Continuous (Snow)
Scattered (Snow)
AGL
Tall
Tall to Borderline
Tall to Shallow
Borderline
Borderline to Shallow
Borderline to Tall
Shallow (to Tall)
Average
All
Page
Temp. (°C)
5.1
7.2
Wind Direction
218°
188°
Wind Speed (m/s)
3.3
2.4
Duration (hrs)
14.8
15.4
Snowfall (in) *
0.33
--
Trends
Wind Direction
Temperature
RH
Pressure
Year
Month
Day
Type
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
2008
1
22
Rain/Light Rain
Scattered
14:00
12
2.9
SW
--
1.5
--
--
increasing
up - down
flat
increasing
flat
decreasing
2008
2
17
Rain
Continuous
18:00
10.5
9.3
SE
--
3.7
--
--
increasing
increasing
increasing
flat
decreasing
decreasing
2008
2
22
Rain to Virga
Scattered
13:00
5
7.5
SE
--
1.8
--
--
increasing
increasing
increasing
down - up
decreasing
decreasing
2008
4
4
Rain to Virga to Rain
Scattered
18:00
34
9.2
SW
--
2.4
--
--
up - down
decreasing
down - up
flat
decreasing
up - down

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

contacts:
Dr. Sandra Yuter seyuter@ncsu.edu

Dr. L. Baker Perry perrylb@appstate.edu