January 26, 2023

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January 26, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 26(Thurs)

Cloudy, snow showers, areas of squalls, times of nothing. Very windy

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

” Windy and sharply colder agan overnight with light wind-blown snow commencing before daybreak

1PM update: Currently light snow and 26F. Light and very light snow all morning and a few periods of dim sunshine. New snow since 7AM 0.6 in.
6PM: Very light snow and 23F. Off and snow during the afternoon. New snow since 1PM 0.7 in. Event total 1.6 in. ” ~ Dave Lesher

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

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 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472-Snowshoe 4500′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

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?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=2023&month=1&day=26&hour=23&minute=55&warngeo=both&zoom=250&imgsize=1280×1024&loop=1&frames=300&interval=5&filter=0&cu=0&sortcol=fcster&sortdir=0&lsrlook=%2B&lsrwindow=0

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Cranesville

The Yough at Sang Run

January 25, 2023

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January 25, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline 6/24/21

Jan 25(Wed)

Snow starting around 8am at a rapid clip. Then a transition to sleet and west areas freezing rain and rain. East stayed snow the longest. Fog at times in the classic CAD cold areas.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Rock Lodge Road near The Glades afternoon

Bittinger 2nw Valley afternoon “Fridge Spot”

Garrett County Airport

Deep Creek Lake afternoon. DNR checking ice fisherman

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

Mt.Davis

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

WV High Ground Cold spots vs DCA

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=2023&month=1&day=25&hour=22&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

webcams

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Photos by Tee Cee in the Frostburg to Savage Mt area afternoon

January 24, 2023

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January 24, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 24(Tues)

Clouds and sun, seasonal day. It was a bit windy.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

Mt.Davis

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

WV High Ground Cold spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

void

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Snowshoe

Towards Oakland

Sand Flat Rd

” Yes! It’s a leucistic red-tailed hawk. Really cool! There have been generations of birds there with that gene – since, at least, the early 90s. Leucistic is a partial loss of pigmentation. It’s not the same as albinism. ” ~ Kevin Dodge

January 23, 2023

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January 23, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 23(Mon)

Cloudy, snowy day. Roads were very slick

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

Mt.Davis

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

WV High Ground Cold spots vs DCA

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=2023&month=1&day=23&hour=21&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

Buck Valley

Town Hill

Polish Mt

Martin’s Mt

Cumberland

Lavale

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

Amish Rd

Oakland

Keyser Ridge

January 22, 2023

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January 22, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 22(Sun)

Cloudy, afternoon precip pushing in. Varied across the area from wet flake, sleet pellet but mostly light freezing rain and rain depending on location. ..

Bittinger 2nw Valley

From Bittinger 2NW as I was away;

Yep. A glaze on the hemlocks for sure. 3:27pm ~ Bill Buckel

Coated even more now. All trees too. 5:21pm ~ Bill Buckel

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

Mt.Davis

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

WV High Ground Cold spots vs DCA

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=2023&month=1&day=22&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

Snowshoe

North Fork Mt

Hunting Ground Cam view towards Snowy Mt

Centennial Park

Snippets –

January 21, 2023

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January 21, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 21(Sat)

Cloudy day, snow last night, few fine flakes this a.m…High ground fog, rime

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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

Mt.Davis

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

WV High Ground Cold spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Snowshoe

Amish Rd to Grantsville

Savage Mt

Lavale

to Cumberland

January 20, 2023

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January 20, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 20(Fri)

Rain to snow last night. On and off light snow, windy today. Another upslope underperformer. Lame duck event. Garrett County schools oddly dismissed 2 hours early for weather and totally uncalled for.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Comments and data by Dave Lesher at;

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

“Yesterday’s rain showers ended before nightfall in advance of a cold front that passed last evening. Winds and colder temperatures overnight kicked off the start of the mountain snow machine shortly before daybreak. Very light to light snow all day, accumulating to just an inch of new snow by evening.”~Dave Lesher

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Atop Canaan Ski area

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

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

WV High Ground Cold spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Oakland

Cranesville

Sang Run

(afternoon Conditions as they let school out-it did not get worse and was not expected to)

Mchenry area

as they let school out

33 east of Harman at the Divide

January 19, 2023

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January 19, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 19(Thurs)

Cloudy, rainy, fog..some areas of temps at and below freezing in the early morning. Some late day breaks in the clouds. Large temp contrast west to east as east stayed socked in.

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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-Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

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

WV High Ground Cold spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Surface Features and 500mb Height anomalies and Flow

Cranesville

The Yough at Sang Run

Snowshoe

Savage Mt

135

January 18, 2023

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January 18, 2023

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Jan 18(Wed)

Cloudy, mist at times, high ground fog, windy….sun south of Canaan

Bittinger 2nw Valley

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Comments and data by Dave Lesher and:

http://data.canaanmtnsnow.com/

” Showers ending before midnight, become breezy and turning a little cooler. Rain and wind gobbled up the last of the snowcover overnight” ~Dave Lesher