Virga Storm Summary of the 2006-2007 Winter Season (November - April) - 3 Storms

Poga Mountain, North Carolina ( Elevation: 1137 m)

Home Storm Summary of the 2006-2007 Winter Season (November - April) Storm Summary of the 2007-2008 Winter Season (November - April) Storm Summary of the 2008-2009 Winter Season (November - April) 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 12 Virga to Rain 11 Rain to Snow / Freezing Rain 7 Snow 8 Virga to Snow 6 Virga to Rain to Snow 1 Virga 3 Continuity Continuous 13 Scattered 34 Continuous (Snow) 9 Scattered (Snow) 11	AGL Tall 12 Tall to Borderline 10 Tall to Shallow 9 Borderline 3 Borderline to Shallow 5 Shallow 4 Shallow to Tall 1 Average All Page Temp. (°C) 3.4 7.9 Wind Direction 226° 187° Wind Speed (m/s) 3.2 1.3 Duration (hrs) 14.8 9.5 Snowfall (in) * 1.7 --

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