October 31, 2021

October 31, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 31(Sun)

Cloudy, wet, dreary, few brighter spots

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Canaan Mt Bog

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Baldy remains offline, battery issue. Station atop Canaan Ski slope subbed in for data. When Baldy returns, data will resume

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, BDKW2 Bearden Knob

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Month Temps

Anomalies

overall
min
max

Precipitation

observed
observed. Seems a tad low
departure
departure

October 30, 2021

October 30, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 30(Sat)

cloudy, wet, times of rain

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/30/21
west of Bittinger morning 10/30/21
west of Bittinger morning 10/30/21

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Bald Knob station remains offline. Temporarily filling in with the station atop Canaan Ski area. As soon as Baldy returns online it will be resumed

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, BDKW2 Bearden Knob

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

October 29, 2021

October 29, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 29(Fri)

rainy, wind, fog

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/28/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/28/21
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades afternoon 10/29/21
west of Bittinger afternoon 10/29/21
Near Bittinger 2nw afternoon 10/29/21
towards Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/29/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/29/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/29/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/29/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/29/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/29/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/29/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/29/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/29/21
Bowman Hill afternoon 10/29/21

throwing it back to 2021(Sandy)

shortly after changeover, old Cherry Glade church. Conditions very rapidly deteriorated from here.

Garrett County Airport

Rock Lodge Rd morning
Deep Creek Lake morning

Glendale Rd morning
Deep Creek Lake midday

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Baldy station remains offline. Data below is from atop Canaan Ski area. When Baldy data returns online it will be resumed and backfilled if possible.

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, BDKW2 Bearden Knob

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Cranesville

over the Mt

Grantsville area

Savage Mt

Clarysville-Lavale-Cumberland

Buck Valley-east of the Alleghenies

East

October 28, 2021

October 28, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 28(Thur)

cloudy, fog early in spots, some sun in spots..some spots remained mainly cloudy. Easterly wind

Bittinger 2nw Valley

west of Bittinger morning 10/28/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/28/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/28/21
near Bittinger 2nw morning 10/28/21
west of Bittinger morning 10/28/21
west of Bittinger morning 10/28/21
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning 10/28/21 looking north in the fog zone.
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades looking east towards Meadow Mt in the fog morning 10/28/21. Skies did mainly clouds over after this awhile
west of Bittinger afternoon 10/28/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/28/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/28/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 10/28/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 10/28/21

Garrett County Airport

near McHenry morning…east view
Deep Creek Lake morning
State Park Rd morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek morning
Deep Creek Lake afternoon

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

stations remains offline due to low battery. Temporarily posting data from atop Canaan Ski area. When Baldy returns online, and if back data is saved, it will be filled in then

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′ *BDKW2 Bearden Knob

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=10&day=28&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=90&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 area

Hammel Glade

October 27, 2021

October 27, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 27(Wed)

Cloudy, fog, mist, dreary…eastern Alleghenies into the sun. As well as southern

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Rock Lodge Rd afternoon 10/27/21
Foxtown Rd afternoon 10/27/21
Foxtown Rd afternoon 10/27/21
west of Bittinger afternoon 10/27/21
west of Bittinger afternoon 10/27/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/27/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/27/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/27/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/27/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening experimental spot 10/27/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 10/27/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/27/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 10/27/21
Rock Lodge Rd evening 10/27/21
Rock Lodge Rd evening 10/27/21

Garrett County Airport

Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
State Park Rd afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Mosser Rd near Cherry Creek afternoon
McHenry evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

up towards Canaan Heights
Canaan Heights morning

comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

the Bald Knob station is currently offline with low battery issue. This data is from the nearby top of the Canaan Ski area slope. Once Baldy is online, and if the back data is saved, all will be filled in and resumed

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

anemometer froze a spell

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High,High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Backbone Mt

to Oakland

33 at the Divide east of Harman

North Fork Mt

Snowshoe

October 26, 2021

October 26, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 26(Tues)

Bittinger 2nw Valley

west of Bittinger morning 10/26/21
near Bittinger 2nw morning 10/26/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/26/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning experimental spot 10/26/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/26/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/26/21

Garrett County Airport

Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

data delayed

view towards Baldy afternoon

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

East overlook Spruce afternoon, flakes and rainbow at the same time
to the top…

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′

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=10&day=26&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

https://youtube.com/shorts/j_9MQYKVEBs?feature=share

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

219/50 JCT

Up Backbone

To Thomas

and Davis

Through Canaan

over the divide and towards Onego

faint rainbow

Seneca Rocks to east lower side of Spruce Mt

back up towards Harman

Snowshoe

October 25, 2021

October 25, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 25(Mon)

Sun, clouds a.m, clouding up, showers evening

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Dung Hill Rd morning 10/25/21
Dung Hill Rd morning 10/25/21
Dung Hill Rd morning 10/25/21
Bowman Hill morning 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning experimental spot 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/25/21
west of Bittinger morning 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/25/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley evening 10/25/21
near Bittinger 2nw evening 10/25/21
west of Bittinger evening 10/25/21

Garrett County Airport

Rock Lodge Rd morning 10/25/21
State Park Rd morning 10/25/21
State Park Rd morning 10/25/21
State Park Rd morning 10/25/21
State Park Rd morning 10/25/21
Deep Creek Lake morning 10/25/21
Deep Creek Lake morning 10/25/21
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
State Park Rd afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
Deep Creek Lake afternoon
McHenry evening
McHenry evening
McHenry evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Flintstone to Cumberland

Lavale

Clarysville to Grantsville

October 24, 2021

October 24, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 24(Sun)

Bit of a dreary start, then clouds sun

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE 774′

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=10&day=25&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Ft. Ashby area to Keyser

Westernport to Frostburg

Stop at Dan’s Rock

Piney Run area to Salisbury to Springs to Grantsville area

Cassleman River Rd

October 23, 2021

October 23, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 24(Sat)

Cloudy, showers, some fog

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

October 22, 2021

October 22, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Oct 22(Fri)

Cloudy, dreary, drizzle, some fog, chilly, breezy

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 10/22/21
west of Bittinger afternoon 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley site3 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon experimental spot 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/22/21
Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon 10/22/21…aspens about done for the season
Beachy Rd afternoon 10/22/21

near the north branch of the Cassleman afternoon 10/22/21
Brennemans Grove afternoon 10/22/21
near Brennemans Grove afternoon 10/22/21

Garrett County Airport

Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3479′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Cranesville area

same spot afternoon

today is October 22..this was posted today

Starting to turn?? Reality check would be they are at the end of their color. They began changing weeks ago.

a pic from the 13th

at that time they were well past starting as well. I bring this up as a purpose of the frequent photos here is documentation of this stuff.