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SKYSUMMIT President \| Director of Operations Administrator Posts - 59,613 Likes - 9,213 Social: - Facebook, Twitter	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Nov 19, 2014 20:57:00 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 19, 2014 20:57:00 GMT -6 I don't want to keep taking up our local thread...thunder snow has to be one of the coolest things in the world to experience because snow is so quiet falling.

HarahanTim - Now in Covington! Director of Public Relations Moderator Posts - 3,920 Likes - 2,233	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Nov 19, 2014 21:23:03 GMT -6 ndg likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by HarahanTim - Now in Covington! on Nov 19, 2014 21:23:03 GMT -6 I was in a "thundersnow" for the blizzard of 1993, while living in Montgomery. I didn't realize until years later, just how rare of an occurrence it actually is.
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SKYSUMMIT President \| Director of Operations Administrator Posts - 59,613 Likes - 9,213 Social: - Facebook, Twitter	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Nov 19, 2014 22:01:27 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 19, 2014 22:01:27 GMT -6 Heavy Thundersnow in Buffalo now! WOW!

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Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Nov 20, 2014 7:07:10 GMT -6

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Post by ndg on Nov 20, 2014 7:07:10 GMT -6

My poor co-workers in Buffalo, I get a feeling that they are already looking into their calendar for January-March in planning a Florida market visit, good excuse to get away from their cold brutal winter and expense it to the Co, lol.

By the way, I have spend 5 days at the end of January, hopefully lake Erie would be frozen up by then.

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SKYSUMMIT President \| Director of Operations Administrator Posts - 59,613 Likes - 9,213 Social: - Facebook, Twitter	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Nov 20, 2014 8:37:34 GMT -6 DYLAN FEDERICO likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 20, 2014 8:37:34 GMT -6 I mean, this is just getting retarded....

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Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Nov 20, 2014 8:52:38 GMT -6

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Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 20, 2014 8:52:38 GMT -6

MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 1928
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0814 AM CST THU NOV 20 2014

AREAS AFFECTED...LEE OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO

CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW

VALID 201414Z - 201845Z

SUMMARY...SNOWFALL RATES /EXCEEDING 2 INCHES PER HOUR/ AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSNOW ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY MIDDAY IN LEE
OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

DISCUSSION...TRENDS IN SOUNDINGS /INCREASING HEIGHT OF THE INVERSION
ACROSS LOWER MI BETWEEN 00Z AND 12Z TODAY/ ARE INDICATIVE OF THE
COOLING TEMPERATURES AND HEIGHT FALLS SPREADING EWD WITH THE
APPROACH OF THE UPPER GREAT LAKES MID-LEVEL TROUGH. 12Z SOUNDING AT
BUF SHOWED SIMILAR TRENDS IN THE LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES...AND THIS
TREND WILL CONTINUE AS THE COLDER AIR SPREADS EWD ACROSS THE
RELATIVELY WARMER LOWER GREAT LAKES TODAY. FORECAST SOUNDINGS PER
12Z RAP/HRRR OVER AND EAST OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES CONFIRM THESE
OBSERVATIONS WITH AN INCREASE IN BUOYANCY. THUS...THE INCREASE IN
CONVECTIVE DEPTH SHOULD RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSNOW
EMBEDDED WITHIN THE ONGOING BANDS...FURTHER ENHANCING THE HEAVY
SNOWFALL RATES.

..PETERS.. 11/20/2014

SKYSUMMIT President \| Director of Operations Administrator Posts - 59,613 Likes - 9,213 Social: - Facebook, Twitter	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Nov 20, 2014 9:00:44 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 20, 2014 9:00:44 GMT -6 The view from one of the traffic cameras along I-90 just west of Buffalo:

harpman GCWX Supporter Posts - 4,821 Likes - 2,158	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Nov 20, 2014 11:23:52 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by harpman on Nov 20, 2014 11:23:52 GMT -6 Stole this from the KHOU forum to share with ya'll:
	Last Edit: Nov 20, 2014 11:53:03 GMT -6 by SKYSUMMIT: added image instead of link Blowin' harp!

DYLAN FEDERICO GCWX Supporter Meteorologist Posts - 17,499 Likes - 3,447 Social: - Facebook, Twitter	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Nov 20, 2014 11:42:22 GMT -6 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by DYLAN FEDERICO on Nov 20, 2014 11:42:22 GMT -6 The snow in buffalo is unbelievable.
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SKYSUMMIT President \| Director of Operations Administrator Posts - 59,613 Likes - 9,213 Social: - Facebook, Twitter	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Nov 20, 2014 11:53:22 GMT -6 harpman likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 20, 2014 11:53:22 GMT -6 Nov 20, 2014 11:23:52 GMT -6 harpman said: Stole this from the KHOU forum to share with ya'll: YUP, that about sums it up to what we're looking at for the winter!

pam252681 GCWX Supporter Posts - 82 Likes - 22	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Dec 22, 2014 7:05:56 GMT -6 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pam252681 on Dec 22, 2014 7:05:56 GMT -6 So my family is going to Angelfire, NM from the 27th to the 3rd, how great are the chances we will see lots of snow?

SKYSUMMIT President \| Director of Operations Administrator Posts - 59,613 Likes - 9,213 Social: - Facebook, Twitter	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Dec 24, 2014 18:03:24 GMT -6 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by SKYSUMMIT on Dec 24, 2014 18:03:24 GMT -6 Cleveland, Ohio...instead of sitting by the fireplace looking at the soft snow fall on Christmas Eve, they're under a severe thunderstorm warning.

pam252681 GCWX Supporter Posts - 82 Likes - 22	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Dec 27, 2014 10:26:33 GMT -6 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by pam252681 on Dec 27, 2014 10:26:33 GMT -6 Me and my family are presently on our way to Angelfire, NM to see some snow but it looks like we will get some before we even leave Texas!

mrjamie Vice President \| Chief Consultant Moderator Posts - 3,056 Likes - 309	Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Dec 27, 2014 13:23:14 GMT -6 SKYSUMMIT likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by mrjamie on Dec 27, 2014 13:23:14 GMT -6 I did see snow in fort Davis tx. Fort davis is 120 miles or so southeast of El Paso
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Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread Dec 29, 2014 21:33:49 GMT -6

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Post by ndg on Dec 29, 2014 21:33:49 GMT -6

Want to see snow? Head west towards southern California, Las Vegas and Arizona. Winter Storm Warnings are up for that area for tomorrow night into New Year's Eve.

Winter Storm Warning

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
530 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014

UPDATED IMPACTS SECTION

...LOW ELEVATION SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

..A VERY COLD STORM ORIGINATING FROM CANADA WILL BRING LOW
ELEVATION SNOW TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATE TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY TUESDAY NIGHT TO AROUND
2000 FEET...AND MAY FALL AS LOW AS 1000 FEET IS SOME AREAS. HEAVY
SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS.
SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN YUCAIPA AND BEAUMONT IN THE INLAND
EMPIRE...AND NEAR ALPINE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.

CAZ048-050-055>058-060>062-301300-
/O.CON.KSGX.WS.W.0004.141231T0000Z-150101T0000Z/
SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTY VALLEYS-THE INLAND EMPIRE-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY VALLEYS-SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
RIVERSIDE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-SANTA ANA MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS-APPLE AND LUCERNE VALLEYS-
COACHELLA VALLEY-SAN DIEGO COUNTY DESERTS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BEAUMONT...YUCAIPA...
POTRERO...ANGELUS OAKS...BALDWIN LAKE...BARTON FLATS...
BIG BEAR CITY...BIG BEAR LAKE...CRESTLINE...FAWNSKIN...
FOREST FALLS...I-15 AT CAJON SUMMIT...I-15 AT 3500 FEET...
LAKE ARROWHEAD...MOUNT BALDY...MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE...OAK GLEN...
PHELAN...RUNNING SPRINGS...TWIN PEAKS...WRIGHTWOOD...AGUANGA...
ANZA...GARNER VALLEY...IDYLLWILD...MOUNTAIN CENTER...PINE COVE...
PINYON PINES...VISTA GRANDE...CASE SPRINGS...
ORTEGA HIGHWAY AT 2600 FEET...BOULEVARD...CAMERON...CAMPO...
CUYAMACA...DESCANSO...JULIAN...LAKE HENSHAW...MORENA VILLAGE...
MOUNT LAGUNA...OAK GROVE...PINE HILLS...PINE VALLEY...RANCHITA...
SANTA YSABEL...WARNER SPRINGS...ADELANTO...APPLE VALLEY...
EL MIRAGE...HELENDALE...HESPERIA...LUCERNE VALLEY...VICTORVILLE...
WHITEWATER
530 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO
4 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDED: ALL MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS ABOVE 2000 FEET.
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE INLAND EMPIRE AND THE SAN DIEGO
VALLEYS. THE LOWER DESERT FOOTHILLS INCLUDING WHITEWATER AT THE
NORTHERN END OF THE COACHELLA VALLEY.

* LOCATIONS NOT INCLUDED: PALM SPRINGS...INDIO...RANCHO
MIRAGE...COACHELLA...THERMAL...BORREGO SPRINGS AND OCOTILLO
WELLS.

* SNOW LEVELS...FALLING FROM AROUND 4500 FEET IN THE NORTH AND
6000 FEET IN THE SOUTH ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TO BETWEEN 2000
AND 2500 FEET OVERNIGHT. LOCALLY LOWER SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 1000
FEET.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000
FEET WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ABOVE 5000 FEET. 1 TO 5 INCHES IN
BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET. 2 TO 7 INCHES IN THE HIGH DESERT.

* TEMPERATURES...VERY COLD TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 30S AND LOW 40S WEST OF THE
MOUNTAINS....AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE TEENS AND LOW 20S IN THE HIGH
DESERT. SINGLE DIGIT LOWS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS. WIND
CHILL VALUES MAY FALL BELOW ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...OVER THE HIGH DESERTS AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TUESDAY EVENING...SHIFTING TO
THE NORTH WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS...WEST TO
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. IN THE INLAND
EMPIRE...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RESULT IN
UNUSUALLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 30S TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO BELOW ONE-HALF MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW.

* IMPACTS...MAJOR TRAVEL PROBLEMS IN THE MOUNTAINS DUE TO SNOW AND
ICE. DELAYS OR CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. THE MAJOR TRAVEL CORRIDORS
WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDING I-15 IN THE CAJON PASS AND I-8
THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUNTAINS. SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON
I-10 THROUGH THE SAN GORGONIO PASS. MANY STATE AND COUNTY ROADS
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS WILL BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...EXTRA CLOTHES OR BLANKETS...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Winter Storm Warning

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
246 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...RARE LOW ELEVATION SNOW NEW YEAR`S EVE INTO NEW YEAR`S DAY...

.A COLD AND SOMEWHAT MOIST STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS
CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND THEN
ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT BETWEEN NEW YEAR`S EVE INTO NEW YEAR`S
DAY. WITH SUFFICIENT COLD AIR IN PLACE AND MOISTURE MOVING INTO
IT...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO FALL AND ACCUMULATE AS LOW
AS AROUND 2000 FEET.

CAZ524-525-NVZ021-022-301245-
/O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0005.141231T0000Z-150101T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KVEF.WS.W.0004.141231T0000Z-150101T1200Z/
EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT-MORONGO BASIN-
LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION AREA-SOUTHERN CLARK COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN PASS...MITCHELL CAVERNS...
MORONGO VALLEY...YUCCA VALLEY...PRIMM...SEARCHLIGHT...CAL-NEV-ARI
246 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TUESDAY EVENING INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT...BE STEADIEST AND HEAVIEST WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO
WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO
EARLY NEW YEAR`S DAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS WILL START BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET THEN
FALL TO AROUND 2000 FEET.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: A TRACE TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN MOST
AREAS BETWEEN 2000 AND 3500 FEET WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 3500
FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN ANY AREAS
THAT SIT UNDER ANY PRECIPITATION BANDS LONGER OR SIT IN FAVORABLE
TERRAIN LOCATIONS. SOME WET SNOW MAY MIX IN WITH RAIN AS LOW AS
1500 FEET BUT IS NOT EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
15 TO 20 MPH.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON AREA
ROADS. PASSES...GRADES AND SUMMITS WOULD BE THE MOST TREACHEROUS
AREAS AS WELL AS ROADS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS WHERE SNOW REMOVAL
EQUIPMENT IS VERY LIMITED. TRAVEL FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COULD
BE IMPACTED ALONG INTERSTATE 15 IN MANY LOCATIONS BETWEEN THE
CAJON PASS AND LAS VEGAS INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASS AND HALLORAN
SUMMIT. HIGHWAY 95 ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND SEARCHLIGHT AS WELL
AS RAILROAD PASS WILL ALSO BE IMPACTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY
SINCE SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND
WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

Daily Winter Elsewhere Discussion Thread

Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 19, 2014 20:57:00 GMT -6

Post by HarahanTim - Now in Covington! on Nov 19, 2014 21:23:03 GMT -6

Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 19, 2014 22:01:27 GMT -6

Post by ndg on Nov 20, 2014 7:07:10 GMT -6

Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 20, 2014 8:37:34 GMT -6

Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 20, 2014 8:52:38 GMT -6

Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 20, 2014 9:00:44 GMT -6

Post by harpman on Nov 20, 2014 11:23:52 GMT -6

Post by DYLAN FEDERICO on Nov 20, 2014 11:42:22 GMT -6

Post by SKYSUMMIT on Nov 20, 2014 11:53:22 GMT -6

Post by pam252681 on Dec 22, 2014 7:05:56 GMT -6

Post by SKYSUMMIT on Dec 24, 2014 18:03:24 GMT -6

Post by pam252681 on Dec 27, 2014 10:26:33 GMT -6

Post by mrjamie on Dec 27, 2014 13:23:14 GMT -6

Post by ndg on Dec 29, 2014 21:33:49 GMT -6

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