Storm Summary with Continuous Profile of the 2006-2007 Winter Season (November - April) - 13 Storms

Poga Mountain, North Carolina ( Elevation: 1137 m)
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Storm Summary of the 2006-2007 Winter Season (November - April)

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Blue highlighted rows: Snow, freezing rain, sleet, or mixed cases

Grey highlighted rows: Virga or mix of virga and rain, no snow

SWE = Snow-water equivalent

* = average for snow days only
** = general trend 24 hours before storm
Tall (> 4.0 km AGL)   Continuity for Storm Maturity
Borderline ( 2.5-4.0 km AGL)   Scattered: Several Breaks
Shallow (< 2.5 km AGL)    
Storm Summary
Rain / Freezing Rain
Virga to Rain
Rain to Snow / Freezing Rain
Snow
Virga to Snow
Virga to Rain to Snow
Virga
Continuity
Continuous
Scattered
Continuous (Snow)
Scattered (Snow)
AGL
Tall
Tall to Borderline
Tall to Shallow
Borderline
Borderline to Shallow
Shallow
Shallow to Tall
Average
All
Page
Temp. (°C)
3.4
0.5
Wind Direction
226°
273°
Wind Speed (m/s)
3.2
3.9
Duration (hrs)
14.8
13.1
Snowfall (in) *
1.7
1.4
Trends
Wind Direction
Temperature
RH
Pressure
Year
Month
Day
Type
AGL
Start Time (UTC)
Duration (hrs)
Avg. Temp. (°C)
Avg.
At Snow Storm Maturity
Wind Speed (m/s)
Snowfall (in)
SWE (in)
before**
during
before**
during
before**
during
2006
12
07
Virga to Snow
Borderline to Shallow
18:00
7
-5.8
NW
NW
6.0
2.0
0.09
decreasing
decreasing
increasing
up - down
flat
increasing
2006
01
05
Rain
Tall
21:00
7
12.3
SW
--
2.8
--
--
increasing
decreasing
up - down
increasing
decreasing
flat
2007
01
22
Virga to Rain to Light Snow
Tall to Shallow
04:00
26
1.9
W
NW
3.2
0.3
0.05
increasing
decreasing
increasing
flat
decreasing
decreasing
2007
01
25
Snow
Shallow
13:30
7.5
-5.4
W
NW
4.4
1.0
0.03
decreasing
down - up
increasing
decreasing
decreasing
flat
2007
02
04
Virga to Snow
Borderline
13:00
8
-5.6
W
NW
4.8
0.4
0.01
down - up
decreasing
up - down
increasing
increasing
flat
2007
02
06
Snow
Tall to Borderline
18:30
12.5
0.7
SW
S
3.9
0.3
0.02
down - up
increasing
increasing
up - down
flat
decreasing
2007
02
09
Virga to Snow
Tall to Borderline
17:00
6
-6.1
NW
NW
2.8
0.2
0.01
down - up
decreasing
up - down
increasing
decreasing
flat
2007
02
21
Rain
Tall
01:30
3
8.1
W
--
2.6
--
--
increasing
down - up
increasing
increasing
decreasing
up - down
2007
03
04
Snow
Shallow
04:30
14
-7.5
W
NW
4.5
0.8
0.01
decreasing
down - up
increasing
decreasing
flat
increasing
2007
03
15
Rain to Snow
Tall to Shallow to Borderline
18:30
45.5
3.2
W
NW
3.2
1.8
0.10
decreasing
decreasing
increasing
flat
decreasing
decreasing
2007
04
04
Rain
Tall to Shallow
04:00
11
10.3
W
--
3.5
--
--
up - down
decreasing
down - up
flat
decreasing
decreasing
2007
04
07
Snow
Borderline to Shallow
00:00
21
-8.0
NW
NW
5.0
5.8
0.32
down - up
decreasing
down - up
decreasing
decreasing
increasing
2007
04
28
Rain
Shallow to Tall
16:00
2
8.5
W
--
4.0
--
--
down - up
decreasing
up - down
increasing
increasing
flat

Version 1.2, 18 August 2011

web page credits: Micheal Tai Bryant, Sandra Yuter, L. Baker Perry

This research is a collaboration between the
Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University
and the Department of Geography and Planning, Appalachian State University

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0544766. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recomendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

contacts:
Dr. Sandra Yuter seyuter@ncsu.edu

Dr. L. Baker Perry perrylb@appstate.edu