Month: May 2024

May 31, 2024

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May 31, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 31(Fri)

A frosty start to the last day of May in most frost prone areas of the Alleghenies. Not restricted to the coldest spots only. Clear blue skies.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

West of Bittinger morning (4am)
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades, Glotfelty Turkey farm bottom
Glade Church”frosty roof”
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “ice beads”
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning-frozen dew on shield
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon

Sampling the headwater area of Cherry Creek temps, just up from Bittinger 2NW Valley, often referred to in pics here simply as “west of Bittinger”

Topo view
Min Temp at approx 2M

Also recorded the surface temp. The top of the short grass essentialy. 2M is standard recording height. This number below can’t be used to make comparisons to other sites. Only to illustrate the surface with these good setups will be colder.

Surface temp, compare vs 2m. End spike is when I pulled the site
The brief one night setup.
Frosted/iced up.
Frozen droplets
To the site
To the site
To the site(in view below)
To the site
The spot
Returning back
Frosty fields
Overview
West of Bittinger, recording site in the low area in right 1/3 of pic

The Glades

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Skunk Cabbage
Frosty bog
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To the site
Typical Glades view
More skunk cabbage
Moon over The Glades
Frosted up
Moon view
Walking back out
Lots of junk cabbage laying down
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Frosty sedge
Back out
Departing the area

Garrett County Airport

Warmest Month temp 78.8 Coldest Month Temp 37.1

Overall avg month temp 59.8

Mchenry morning
Mosser Rd morning
Cherry Creek at Mosser Rd morning
State Park Rd where Canker worm feast reached the road
Deep Creek Lake-Meadow Run Cove morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake afternoon

Top of Wisp

Rooftop station with good air flow

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

Canaan Mt Bog

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Myself and Nollie shadow
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Robin on a stump
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Stray piece of cotton grass to head???

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Up the trail
Up the trail
To the top
Western Edge
Western Edge
Perfect evening
Future snack
Red Spruce stage
Overlooking the valley
East view
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Towards the wx station
Laurel not yet to bloom
I think huckleberry
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View towards the Plains
Virginia Tech WX Station
Plains view
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Another view
Walking back
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Red Spruce stage
Speed Beef
Looking north along Cabin Mt
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Mini bog area
Stare Down
Lots of red spruce cones
From this view you can see Haines Knob at 4250. Closer view below
The Refuge plaque at the Northern End of the valley at the overlook, incorrectly labels Haines Knob as Bald Knob
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Zoom to the plains
Valley view and beaver ponds
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Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Warmest Temp May 77.1 Coldest Temp 34.1

The overall month avg temp 58.0

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

  • Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

monthly below

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

monthly below

Canaan area temps

monthly below

High Ground Comparison

monthly below

Up High and Down Low

Monthly below

monthly below

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

monthly below

The Valleys

Monthly below

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

monthly below

RTMA

Month temps in motion below

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

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Cranesville

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Swamp ready to claim the boardwalk
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Oakland

North of Oakland
By Deberrys

The Yough at Sang Run

Davis

Canaan Valley

Month Data

May 2024

TEMPS

Min Anomaly Below

Max Temp anomaly below

Overall Anomaly below

PRECIP FOR MAY 2024

Observed Nationally

(AHPS SITE UPGRADE WAS A MAJOR DOWNGRADE)

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Departure

Locally Observed

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departure

IOWA STATE GRAPHICS

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May 30, 2024

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May 30, 2024

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May 30(Thurs)

Cloudy, predawn rain showers, clearing skies, with some passing clouds through the day. Breezy, cool, pleasant fall like day.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall .22

Dyacon Data Below

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “white pine pollen “
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades midday
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “false hellebore”
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening
West of Bittinger evening. Data logger set for the night
West of Bittinger”data logger curiosity” will it survive

Garrett County Airport

Mchenry morning
Mchenry morning
Mchenry morning
By Garrett College morning
Mosser Rd at Cherry Creek morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
By Glendale Rd morning
Mosser Rd afternoon

Top of Wisp

Evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

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Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

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Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

  • Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?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=2024&month=5&day=30&hour=17&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=640×480&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Cranesville

Morning
Morning
Afternoon
Afternoon

The Yough at Sang Run

Morning
Afternoon

May 29, 2024

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May 29, 2024

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May 29(Wed)

Intervals of sun/clouds and showers, few thunderstorms, instability thunderstorms with downpours and hail.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall .09

Dyacon Data Below

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades afternoon
West of Bittinger afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “staying dry”
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades evening

combo Pic below

Garrett County Airport

Mosser Rd at Cherry Creek morning
Mosser Rd at Cherry Creek morning
Mosser Rd at Cherry Creek morning
Rock Lodge Rd morning
Rock Lodge Rd morning
State Park Rd morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Mchenry Evening

Top of Wisp

Evening

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Wind blowing on top as the valley decoupled below

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

  • Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?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=2024&month=5&day=29&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=640×480&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Towards Oakland

May 28, 2024

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May 28, 2024

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May 28(Tues)

Sun, clouds, breeze, cooler, pockets of p.m showers

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall .05

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
West of Bittinger morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “laurel”
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening
West of Bittinger evening
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades evening

Garrett County Airport

State Park Rd morning
State Park Rd morning
Deep Creek Lake morning
Deep Creek Lake morning

Top of Wisp

Afternoon
Afternoon

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

Climate Reference Network Canaan

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Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

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Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

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Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

  • Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

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Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?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=2024&month=5&day=28&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=640×480&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Sideling Hill Creek at Northcraft

Town Hill

Green Ridge

Polish Mt

Martin’s Mt

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Cumberland to Lavale

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Frostburg

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Savage Mt to Grantsville

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May 27, 2024

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May 27, 2024

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🇺🇲 MEMORIAL DAY 🇺🇲

May 27(Mon)

Cloudy, some a.m showers, clouds, sun and scattered showers late

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall .30, last night’s storm

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon

Garrett County Airport

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Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

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Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

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Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

  • Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?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=2024&month=5&day=27&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=640×480&loop=1&frames=100&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

May 26, 2024

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May 26, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 26(Sun)

Sun clouds today, with building clouds and line of storms late evening. Videos of that below via webcams at Canaan and Deep Creek

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall .05+ (storms late)

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning

Garrett County Airport

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Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

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Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

  • Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?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=2024&month=5&day=26&hour=20&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=640×480&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

May 25, 2024

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May 25, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 25(Sat)

Sun, Clouds, areas of pm showers and storms.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall +

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning.
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

Climate Reference Network Canaan

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Atop Canaan Ski area

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Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

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Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

  • Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?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=2024&month=5&day=25&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=640×480&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Ft Necessity

by Jeremy Brenneman

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May 24, 2024

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May 24, 2024

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May 24(Fri)

A.M areas of rain, storms. Clouds, sun, pockets of isolated showers otherwise today

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall .05

Dyacon Data Below

West of Bittinger morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger morning
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “locust in bloom”
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “Rhody making new growth”
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
West of Bittinger morning
West of Bittinger afternoon
Up from Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “new cones forming-fir)
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Towards Bowman Hill afternoon
Towards Bowman Hill afternoon

Garrett County Airport

Mchenry morning
Cherry Creek at Mosser Rd morning
Rock Lodge Rd morning
State Park Rd morning
State Park Rd morning. Canker worm evidence has reached the road
Deep Creek Lake morning

comparison through the month of the canker work progression

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Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

Climate Reference Network Canaan

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Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

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Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

  • Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?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=2024&month=5&day=24&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=640×480&loop=1&frames=100&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Cranesville

Whip or Will it video below. Turn up volume

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The Yough at Sang Run

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Salisbury to Meyersdale to Salisbury to Springs

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Oakland

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Grantsville to Savage Mt

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Frostburg

Lavale to Cumberland

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Town Hill

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May 23, 2024

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May 23, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 23(Thurs)

Cloudy start, some showers, a mainly cloudy day with late day brightening

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall .07

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “laurel getting close in full sun areas”
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening

Deep Creek Lake

Deep Creek Lake morning

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop BP

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

  • Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?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=2024&month=5&day=23&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=640×480&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Town Hill

Polish Mt

Martin’s Mt

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Cumberland to Lavale

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Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

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Near Oakland

By Kings Run Rd

Cranesville

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Over the Mountain to the Yough

Full Sun laurel bloom beginning here

May 22, 2024

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May 22, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

May 22(Wed)

Mainly clear start, few clouds ⛅️ and times of clouds and some areas of showers and 🌩 today

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Dyacon Data Below

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon
Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “non native” Rhody blooming.
Bittinger 2NW Valley evening

Garrett County Airport

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Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

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Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

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Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

  • Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/apps/rview/warnings.phtml?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=2024&month=5&day=22&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=640×480&loop=1&frames=90&interval=15&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=DESC&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow