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