February 27, 2021

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wkour110zak2c6k/AADXXU2VGp93AKBqOQLeoI45a?dl=0

February 26, 2021

Feb 26(Fri)

Clear start, increasing clouds, some snow late, south to north

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

precip 0 7am

Year to date total precip 8.37

Snowfall 0

Snowfall season to date 110.8 7am

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Fair and seasonably cold at daybreak then gradually increasing clouds with a period of light snow in the late afternoon, ending early evening.

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′,,Dy002-Cabin Mt/Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt/Sods 4036l5′,,Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?autopilot=0&osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2021&month=2&day=26&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=75&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Grantsville area

Snowshoe

February 25, 2021

Feb 25(Thur)

Colder,,few scattered a.m flakes, then sun

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .22 7am

Year to date total precip 8.37 7am

Snow 0

Season to date total precip 110.8

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt/Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′ , KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Void

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Swallow Falls area

February 24, 2021

Feb 24(Wed)

Clear start, cold, then mildest day since 12/12. Some showers after dark ahead of cold front

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .07 7am

Year to date total precip 8.15 7am

Snowfall 1.0 7am

Season to date total snowfall 110.8 7am

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt/Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt/Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?autopilot=0&osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2021&month=2&day=24&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=75&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

February 23, 2021

Feb 23(Tues)

Period of snow mid to late morning, then partly cloudy, bit milder

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .34 7am

Year to date total precip 8.08 7am

Snowfall 3.6 7am

Snowfall season to date 109.8″ 7am

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt/Sods 4035′, Dy004 Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?autopilot=0&osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2021&month=2&day=23&hour=14&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=75&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Oakland – late morning

February 22, 2021

Feb 22(Mon)

Snow beginning predawn, till mid to late morning. Some areas changed to rain west side of mts early. Others midday. Wv high ground not at all. Snow showers later. Windy

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .10 7am

Year to date total precip 7.74

New snowfall 1.1 7am

Season to date total snowfall 106.2 7am

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt/Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?autopilot=0&osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2021&month=2&day=22&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=100&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satelite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Traffic Cams

February 21, 2021

Feb 21(Sun)

Clear, cold start. Coldest a.m of the season. High clouds through the afternoon. Sun dog as well

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .05 7am

Year to date total precip 7.64

New snowfall 2.3 24hrs at 7am

Snowfall season to date 105.1

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Clearing and very cold overnight wiith winds diminishing to calm at daybreak, the most sunny and sharply warmer through the afternoon

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Pics by Justin Harris

webcam

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

photo by Sue Haywood from Canaan Heights looking north towards the northern Valley

Mt. Davis

station suffers from solar radiation issues

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt/Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, Kw99-Petersburg County Airport 961′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Void

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Cumberland to Lavale

Savage Mt

South of Grantsville 495

February 20, 2021

Feb 20(Sat)

Fluffy snow overnight, through the afternoon. Moderate at times. Good accumulations. Some drifting as well. Very cold

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

February 19, 2021

Feb 19(Fri)

Cloudy Fog, freezing drizzle, light snow

Bittinger 2nw Valley

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/r4p156u9rq7yxjh/AABRnFQCAwSprWk2CS2qA-Mha?dl=0 more pics

February 18, 2021

Feb 18(Thurs)

Snow early, then as it dissipated, some patchy freezing mist, and some fine light snow later.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Precip .26 7am

Year to date total precip 7.21

Snowfall 2.7

Season to date total snowfall 98.0

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at :

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com

Becoming cloudy overnight with light snow comencing after 1AM and continuing steadily through daybreak, changing to light freezing rain mid morning, ending by mid day. Cloudy remainder of day and evening.

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt. Davis

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′,,Dy003-Cabin Western/Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 3479′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

https://youtu.be/JK-h0ZISYgA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?autopilot=0&osite=RLX&tzoff=0&layers%5B%5D=nexrad&layers%5B%5D=warnings&layers%5B%5D=cwas&layers%5B%5D=uscounties&layers%5B%5D=watches&layers%5B%5D=blank&site=RLX&tz=EST&archive=yes&year=2021&month=2&day=18&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=95&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Cranesville