Monday, February 17^th, 2009

 

Summary:  0.5” snow total in Waterbury (495’) as of 6:00 A.M. EST

 

Monday, February 17^th, 2009:  6:00 A.M. update from Waterbury, VT

 

New Snow:  0.5 inches

Liquid Equivalent:  N.D.

Snow/Water Ratio:  N.D.

Snow Density:  N.D.

Temperature:  22.3 F

Humidity:  82%

Dew Point:  15.8 F

Barometer:  30.15 in. Hg

Wind:  Calm

Sky:  Flurries/Mostly Cloudy

Storm snow total:  0.5 inches

Storm liquid equivalent total:  N.D.

Current snow at the stake:  18 inches

Season snowfall total:  131.1 inches

 

I found a surprise half inch of very light fluff on the snowboard this morning, with flurries still in the air.  The snow was just too dry to get a liquid measure on it, although I suspect it was probably 0.01” or less.  Mark Breen did a nice job of summarizing where it came from in the Eye on the Sky detailed forecast from this morning; it seemed to be low level moisture from clouds in the 2,000’-5,000’ range localized along the Green Mountains.  Mark also gives his thoughts on the upcoming system in that podcast, although he doesn’t yet specify any accumulation numbers.  I’ve pasted a bit from this morning’s BTV NWS discussion below as well with regard to the precipitation:

 

FXUS61 KBTV 171143

AFDBTV

 

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT

643 AM EST TUE FEB 17 2009

 

AS OF 426 AM EST TUESDAY...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS STILL ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ACROSS VERMONT THIS MORNING WITH MANY SITES REPORTING FLURRIES. IR INDICATES THAT THE BACK EDGE OF THE LOWER CLOUDS IS STRETCHING AND BECOMING A MORE NARROW BAND CENTERING OVER THE GREENS.

 

J.Spin