From The Snowfall Analysis page
Month: October 2017
October 30. min. max. avg
Bitt 2NW valley 31.7 41.0 36.3
Garrett College 31.5 42.2 36.8
Can-Heights 26 35.5 30.8
CRN-Canaan 26.5 40.0 33.3
Cabin Mt 23.5 35.1 29.3
Snowshoe/S.C 23 34.7 28.8
Can-Valley Floor 27.8 41.3 34.5
Cresaptown 41.2 54.1 47.7
Green Bank Obs 31.4 49.2 40.3
Snowfall tallies varied south to north. Snowshoe in with a bogus .1″.
Can-Heights 8.4″
Bitt 2NW valley 3.7″
Bayard 3″
Redhouse Md 4.5″
Terra Alta 7″
Richwood 2.3″
reports around Whitmer of 4-5″
Mchenry Md 2-2.5″
Morning began cloudy, windy(as seen in previous post video) fog. Skies began to brighten mid morning in Garrett and midday wv mts. Dew points low, even though highs in Garrett around 40°, snow cover hung on in many spots. Clouds rebuilt back in mid afternoon.
From Satellite view, with brief clearing yesterday, you could see the Allegheny Snowcover with the greatest around Canaan.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1603527643068149&id=577901605630763 Video from Bald Knob
October 29. min. max. avg
Bitt 2NW valley 32.0 40.4 36.2
Garrett College 32.1 40.3 36.2
Can-Heights 28.1 42 35
CRN-Canaan 28.8 40.7 34.7
Cabin Mt 25.7 45.9 35.8
Snowshoe/S.C 25 45.9 35.5
Can-Valley Floor 29.6 41.7 35.6
Cresaptown 40.3 50 45.2
Green Bank Obs 33.1 50.3 41.7
The day began on the rainy side, colder air began transitioning into the southern Alleghenies first. Snowshoe below freezing in the early morning hours as the main precip pulled away from them. Further north, high ground around Canaan went below freezing mid to late morning. A steady light drizzle and fog created a little ice on trees at the highest elevations. This occured also on Backbone Mt. Likely Cabin, Sods, Plains as well on down through high ground. Garrett, Preston, remained light drizzle. In the afternoon the Snowshoe area began to pick up light snow and the ground was coated by mid afternoon. Highland Scenic Highway was as well. Around 4-4:30 the transition occured around Canaan. Snow, snow/sleet mix to all snow at dusk. The brunt of the moisture remained in the northern Alleghenies. Garrett, Preston went to snow at nightfall and accumulations occured rapidly. Roadway conditions deteriorated rapidly and many many accident reports and road closures due to it. By midnight, the brunt of the snow had fell with remaining snowshowers before daybreak the 30th. The National Weather Service did a absolute horrible job. Calling for less than half inch as all guidance suggested otherwise. Roadways had 2-3″ of snow on them in Garrett, Preston before they put out a winter weather advisory.
Light snow, rime through high elevations from Va, Tn, Nc, Ga… Mt. Leconte a few inches of snow and 19° in the afternoon
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October 28. min. max. avg
Bitt 2NW valley 33.0 61.5 47.2
Garrett College 40.4 61.6 51
Can-Heights 40.4 58.8 49.6
CRN-Canaan. 39.7 59.9 49.8
Cabin Mt. 39.2 57.2 48.2
Snowshoe/S.C 41.4 49.5 45.5
Can-Valley Floor 41.4 62.8 52.1
Cresaptown 37.6 65.8 51.7
Green Bank Obs 32.9 58.4 45.7
Some sun to start. Variation in temps. Bitt 2nw Valley had some a.m frost while Garrett College had temps of 50s. Clouds built in through late morning, showers to steady rain by nightfall.
Lots of places seeing daily mins in the p.m hours.
Posted on Fb page about snow potential tomorrow/night
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October 27. min. max. avg
Bitt 2NW valley 25.6 65.2 45.4
Garrett College 27.8 68.3 48.1
Can-Heights 32 66.1 49
CRN-Canaan 32.2 69.1 50.7
Cabin Mt 34 62.4 48.2
Snowshoe/S.C 37.4 60.1 48.8
Can-Valley Floor 19.0 69.8 44.4
Cresaptown 29.3 65.1 47.2
Green Bank Ob 22.7 69.2 45.9
high ground saw temps rise after midnight with breezes kicking in. Valleys remained cold. Temp variances were 20s to 40s at 7 a.m
Skies mainly clear all day.
October 26 min. max. avg
Bitt 2NW valley 26.8 45.6 36.2
Garrett College 30.3 45.9 38.1
Can-Heights 30.2 40.2 35.2
CRN-Canaan 29.9 42.9 36.4
Cabin Mt. 28.9 38.8 33.8
Snowshoe/S.C 27.9 38.8 33.3
Can-Valley Floor 19.4 44.8 32.1
Cresaptown 33.4 56.7 45.1
Green Bank Obs 25.1 49.6 37.3
Conditions started off foggy across the high Wv ground. At and below freezing to about 3500′. Light traces of snow to about 3500′ to upwards of 1/2″ on uninsulated surfaces above 4300′ at Canaan with 1/4″ (+/-) elsewhere above 4000′.. A nice coating of rime ice above 3800′. Temps held below freezing through midday up high until more and more sun and clearing melted things off up high. Low spots min temps are p.m and not a.m as they remained +32 during a.m hours.
October 25. min. max. avg
Bitt 2NW valley 31.6 42.9 37.2
Garrett College 35.5 41.4 38.4
Can-Heights 31.9 40 36
CRN-Canaan 33.0 39.2 36.1
Cabin Mt 30 36.5 33.2
Snowshoe /S.C 30 36.5 33.2
Can-Valley Floor 29.8 42.9 36.3
Cresaptown 36.3 56.1 46.6
Green Bank Obs 27.4 47.9 37.7
Conditions started off clear. Thats the reason the valleys have colder 24 hour mins. Cloud cover rolled in and fog across the Wv high ground. Afternoon flakes were reported in Pocahontas County. Fog lowered and afternoon temps fell below freezing across the high ground. Below 3700 remained above freezing. Pockets of brief snow occured in most Wv high ground after dark. Rain, wet flake mix Garrett.
October 24. min. max. avg
Bitt 2NW valley 37.3 59.8 48.5
Garrett College 41.1 58.0 49.5
Can-Heights 36.4 55.4 45.9
CRN-Canaan 38.1 57.1 47.6
Cabin Mt 34.3. 53.8 44
Snowshoe/S.C. 35.2 48.6 41.9
Can-Valley Floor 38.7 59.8 49.2
Cresaptown 49.5 69.8 59.7
Green Bank Obs 40.8 60.2 50.5
Clouds to start, giving way to more sun. Breezy .. Downsloping winds east of mts, temps much warmer.
October 23 min. max. avg
Bitt 2NW valley 50.9 59.8 55.3
Garrett College 52.8 59 55.9
Can-Heights 51.4 57.1 54.2
CRN-Canaan 51.2 59.1 55.2
Cabin Mt 48.4 54.3 51.3
Snowshoe/S.C 46.2 55.2. 50.7
Can-Valley Floor 52.2 59.8 56
Cresaptown 50.4 68.9 59.7
Green Bank Obs 48 62.5 55.2
Spectacular sunrise in spots to start, clouds quickly building in. Se wind to start. Shifting sw later. Rain beginning midday in parts of the area. Some heavy pockets afternoon and early overnight. General 3/4″ to 1.5″ with isolated higher amounts.
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