Storm Summary with Tall to Shallow Vertical Profile (AGL) of the 2007-2008 Winter Season (November - April) - 13 Storms

Poga Mountain, North Carolina ( Elevation: 1137 m)

Home 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) Blue highlighted rows: Snow, freezing rain, sleet, or mixed cases Grey highlighted rows: Virga or mix of virga and rain, no snow SWE = Snow-water equivalent * = average for snow days only ** = general trend 6 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 22 Rain to Virga (to Rain) 5 Virga to Rain (to Virga) 17 Rain/Virga 7 Rain to Snow 7 Snow (to Virga) 8 Virga (to Rain) to Snow 6 Virga (to Snow to Virga) 3 Continuity Continuous 14 Scattered 60 Continuous (Snow) 4 Scattered (Snow) 19	AGL Tall 24 Tall to Borderline 11 Tall to Shallow 13 Borderline 11 Borderline to Shallow 5 Borderline to Tall 4 Shallow (to Tall) 6 Average All Page Temp. (°C) 5.1 4.3 Wind Direction 218° 227° Wind Speed (m/s) 3.3 3.5 Duration (hrs) 14.8 24.5 Snowfall (in) * 0.33 1.9

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