December 2, 2024

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December 2, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Dec 2(Mon)

Lots of clouds. Some visible sun at times. Some areas of very light fluffy flakes floating about.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Precip T

SF – T

SD 2″

Season to date 17.0″

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon

Bittinger 2NW Valley afternoon “experimental fridge spot”

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

no data due to mid October bear attack on station

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′, DY025-Bear Rocks 4052′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Sideling Hill Creek at North craft

Town Hill

Polish Mt

Martins Mt

Cumberland to Lavale

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

Oakland

33 East of Harman at the Divide

December 1, 2024

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December 1, 2024

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Dec 1(Sun)

Mostly cloudy, a bit of light snow. High ratio fluff. Breezy

Bittinger 2NW Valley

Daily snowfall .4

Month to date .4

Season to date 17.0″

Max Depth 2″

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

No data due to mid October bear attack on station

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

33 East of Harman at the divide

November 30, 2024

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November 30, 2024

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November 30(Sat)

Light snow persisting north through midday. Minimal accumulations. Sun breaking out in the morning south, afternoon north. Very cold. Single digits Wv high ground early. Teens elsewhere. Windchills below 0

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .31(since Thanksgiving afternoon)

month precip 5.57″

year to date 49.09″

new snowfall .5″ (.4 through 8am additional .1 after before ending

Multi day event total 2.4″

snowfall month and season to date 16.6″

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning (unswept part since Thanksgiving)

The Glades

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

tipping bucket gauge will not function during freezing weather. Innaccuries are a given, and will be on the low side

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

tipping bucket gauge will not function during freezing weather. Innaccuries are a given, and will be on the low side

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

tipping bucket gauge will not function during freezing weather. Innaccuries are a given, and will be on the low side

Station installed on the afternoon of the 4th. Mesowest adding it on the 8th.

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Video by Dave Griffin at Bear Rocks during the morning hours of today

His words ~

“Just to give you perspective of how cold it was up there yesterday with the wind chill. Video is 45 seconds. I recorded with my glove off. That’s how long it took before my hand was freezing and I couldn’t stand it any longer. Dolly Sods is no joke in the winter. Be prepared if you go this time of year.”

Spruce Knob

tipping bucket gauge will not function during freezing weather. Innaccuries are a given, and will be on the low side

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

No data due to mid October bear attack on the station

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport

– month below

Canaan area temps

-month below

Sods Plateau

– month below

High Ground Comparison

-month below

Up High and Down Low

-month below

-month below

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

-month below

The Valleys

-month below

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

-month below

RTMA

-month below

Radar

The light a.m snow mostly flying under radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Sideling Hill

Polish Mt

Martins Mt

Cumberland-Cresaptown-Lavale

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

7Springs

Breezewood

November 2024 Recap

Temps:

Max Anomaly

Min Anomaly

Mean Anomaly

Precip:

Observed

Departure

November 29, 2024

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November 29, 2024

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Nov 29(Fri)

Light snow today, few pockets of heavier snow. A bit windy

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip +

snowfall 1.9″

snowfall season to date

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

no data due to mid October bear attack on station

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Town Hill

Polish Mt

Martin’s Mt

Cumberland to Lavale

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

Webcams

November 28, 2024

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November 28, 2024

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Nov 28(Thurs)

A morning that began with some rain for most but as you approached the Mason Dixon like above around 2800-2900′ some wet snow occurred and was occuring. Elsewhere transitioned to some wet snow later in the morning. Also some fog across the high ground. Winds increasing as well as temps slowly fell.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .44+

SF – T

(light stickage beginning around 5pm)

SD – T

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

no data due to mid October bear attack on station

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Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport

Canaan area temps

Dolly Sods Plateau

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Grantsville to Savage Mt

Frostburg

Lavale to Cumberland

Town Hill

November 27, 2024

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November 27, 2024

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Nov 27(Wed)

Some sun through thin overcast at times, otherwise mostly cloudy.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip late

SD Trace

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

no data due to mid October bear attack on the station

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

November 26, 2024

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November 26, 2024

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Nov 26(Tues)

Cloudy, rain predawn, fog, drizzle early a.m with wind. Skies began breaking through the morning and strong gusty winds continued.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .31

SD 1″ ( localized through the bottom. Enough coverage to go 1″ vs a trace”

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

no data due to mid October Bear attack on station

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

November 25, 2024

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November 25, 2024

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Nov 25(Mon)

Sun, clouds to start. Cold valleys, milder tops. Clouding up, pockets of light rain.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip .02

SD 3″

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning “experimental fridge spot”

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

no data due to mid October bear attack on station

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Sideling Hill creek at North craft

Town Hill

Polish Mt

Martin’s Mt

Cumberland to Lavale

Frostburg

Savage Mt to Grantsville

Amish Rd

Oakland

November 24, 2024

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November 24, 2024

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Nov 24(Sun)

Bittinger 2NW Valley

SD 5″

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

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Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Dolly Sods-Bear Rocks

Pics below by April Smith

Spruce Knob

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt.Davis

no data due to mid October bear attack on station

Snowshoe

Petersburg Grant County Airport

Elkins Airport

Site Comparison

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Garrett County Airport

Canaan area temps

Sods Plateau

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

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

November 23, 2024

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November 23, 2024

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Nov 23(Sat)

Wet snow continued overnight. Heavy early in the night. Lighter and occasionally snizzle and drizzle occuring. Areas of light wet snow, drizzle today with the Wv tops in the fog, light wet snow and freezing drizzle on the tops. Accumulation ended early.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

precip multi day liquid equivalent 1.76.(.16 today liquid) I will note the 4″ gauge at times would build around up the rim with snow(I fixed multiple times) which likely had some impact in the gauge towards a slightly lower catch.

New snowfall 4.4 at 7am. A trace after 7am. Event total 14.2″, season to date total 14.2″. Max depth of 12″ occured at 2:30am and was at 11″ at 7am.

Dyacon Data Below

Garrett County Airport

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

Climate Reference Network Canaan

Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Bear Rocks-Dolly Sods

Further down the Sods in the Big Stonecoal area

Andrew Lilly “To say the conditions were adverse would be a large understatement. Logged wind gust of34 mph, but know there were some higher winds than that, plus plenty of snow and drifting. Woke up to 18” of fresh, wet & heavy snow, which made navigating through the laurel amd rhodos a bit tricky. Despite the conditions, I had a blast and the beauty of the Sods was spectacular.”

his pics below: