December 7, 2021

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December 7, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 7(Tues)

Partly sunny with high clouds dimming the sun

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning experimental spot 12/7/21

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades evening 12/7/21

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

(7am to 7am data MMTS COOP, midnight to midnight data Dyacon)

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

RTMA

Radar

void

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

7Springs

Timberline

December 6, 2021

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December 6, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 6(Mon)

cloudy, period of rain, windy, not as much as modeled

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning experimental spot 12/6/21

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

(7am to 7am data MMTS COOP, midnight to midnight data Dyacon)

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

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=12&day=6&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

Cumberland

December 5, 2021

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December 5, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 5(Sun)

chilly east wind, lots of clouds, little sun

Bittinger 2nw Valley

wrgn260qhnk/2021-12-06-13-01-58-412.j

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

(7am to 7am data MMTS COOP, midnight to midnight data Dyacon)

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

https://youtube.com/shorts/zpgDVEWu6S0?feature=share

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Snowshoe

Hancock

December 4, 2021

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December 4, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 4(Sat)

clouds, sun

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

(7am to 7am data MMTS COOP, midnight to midnight data Dyacon)

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

RTMA

Radar

void

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb Height anomalies and flow

Snowshoe

Timberline

Hancock

December 3, 2021

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December 3, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 3(Fri)

Cloudy from Garrett north with a few brief light ❄ snow showers. More sun through Wv.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning 12/3/21

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades of 12/3/21

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

(7am to 7am data MMTS COOP, midnight to midnight data Dyacon)

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Reference Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′ 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

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

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=12&day=3&hour=20&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

Oakland

Snowshoe

Timberline

Cumberland

Savage Mt

Grantsville

December 2, 2021

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December 2, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 2(Thurs)

Clouds and sun a.m, clouding up, showers later. Windy all day and most of last night

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning 12/2/21 dab of snow left in Rhododendron

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning experimental spot 12/2/21

Rock Lodge Rd near The Glades morning 12/2/21

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

(7am to 7am data MMTS COOP, midnight to midnight data Dyacon)

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

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=12&day=2&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

December 1, 2021

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December 1, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 1(Wed)

clear cold start after a mild windy 2/3 of the night. Clouding up, light rain late

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Bittinger 2nw Valley morning experimental spot 12/1/21

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

(7am to 7am data MMTS COOP, midnight to midnight data Dyacon)

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski Area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

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=12&day=1&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

Sang Run over the Mt to Cranesville

Afternoon

Snowshoe

2007 Similarities

November 30, 2021 / alleghenymountainsweather / Leave a comment

SST End of Oct 2007

End of Oct 2021

Late Nov 2007

Late Nov (Current)

Similarities in warm, cool anomalies with this year being a bit greater on the warm side, gradients in similar locations.

October 2007

October 2021

November 2007

Month through 29(current) that New England area will be slightly shaved down yet…

December in 2007 looked like

will add more later

November 30, 2021

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November 30, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Nov 30, 2021

Little snow at daylight and overnight, cloudy a.m, some sun afternoon

Bittinger 2nw Valley

D-O = Drifts Only, outside of 300′ station vicinity but within the general area (sqmi)

November Final Snow Tally

this site unable to maximize its experimental purpose in November with a lack of any appreciable snow pack.

Garrett County Airport

Atop Wisp-rooftop station

*precip inaccuracies with tipping bucket freezing during colder weather

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

(7am to 7am data MMTS COOP, midnight to midnight data Dyacon)

*precip inaccuracies with tipping bucket freezing during cold weather. Refer to COOP data for accurate precip

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

*precip innacuracies with tipping bucket freezing during cold weather

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

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=11&day=30&hour=17&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

Oakland

Timberline

Snowshoe

November 2021

Temps

Precip

Snowfall

November 29, 2021

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November 29, 2021

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Nov 29(Mon)

snow shower early then partly cloudy

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

(7am to 7am data MMTS COOP, midnight to midnight data Dyacon)

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins 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 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961′, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′ KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport