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From: smwincva_wxman{at}webtv.net
Date: Mon Feb 03 2003 - 20:34:11 EST
nw va: A brief break from the Artic, photo album, 1/23 snow info
Winchester VA:
After the coldest January in 9 years, we have had a break that will end
Tuesday afternoon.
Jan. had a mean of 28.78º or 5º below normal. The mean low was
21.82, w/ a mean high of 35.73.
The coldest night was 3.0º on Jan 18th, and a total of 4 mornings
were 10 or below.
The warmest day was on Jan 9th with a low of 42.9, and a high of 59.9.
That was the day before the 1st Artic front.
The coldest day was 18.2 on Jan 23rd. The longest stretch below freezing
was 5 1/2 days from Jan late 14th to early Jan 20th
Snow for the month was 8.8", which was near normal. Snow or flurries
fell on 15 days. Melted precip was 2.32", or normal.
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My tardiness in preparing this report meant that most of the NC
snowstorm stories are no longer available. I did save webcam & traffic
cam shots, along w/ a few newspaper web sites photos in my album.
My "Dead of Winter '03" Photo album. It opens with the Outer Banks snow
storm on Jan 23rd. Then pictures from Norfolk & Atlanta, followed by
images created by the Artic blast. It concludes with temps & graphics
associated with cold air.
http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=4003288&a=30545222&f=0
Coldest Day in mid Atlantic in 6 years, Thur Jan 23rd... 2pm temps:
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/19737
24 hour high, low, & precip ending 8am Fri Jan 24th:
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/19790
Snowfall Reports from VA's southside & nearby areas for the Jan 22-23rd
snowstorm:
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/19752
Deepest snowfall for the Outer Banks in 13 years, w/ accumulation totals
for eastern NC;
http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/19754
Washington Post on Mon 1-27 about life in the winter on an island
accessable only by boat, ( & when the Chesapeake Bay is not frozen).
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In the Bay, an Island in Winter
Tangier Is Surrounded by Ice, but Unluckily Not Frozen in Time
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47516-2003Jan26.html
A local couple bought a lot next to their house here & made an ice rink
for _neighborhood_ children to use. Story on 12-31, picture on 1/27,
both from The Winchester Star.
---- Ice Rink Ready Freezing Temperatures A Necessity http://www.winchesterstar.com/thewinchesterstar/021231/life_icerink.asp Picture w/ Caption: http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/030127/Default.aspA very great image of snow on the Carolinas Jan 24th, the day after the storm. http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Snow/US_East/SNWusE027_MOL.jpg
NC snowfall Map from the Jan 22/23 storm: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nwsfo/storage/cases/20030123/snow.20030123.gif NC Summary (detailed) from Jan 16th snowstorm: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~nwsfo/storage/cases/20030116/
Newport/Morehead City NC Jan 23rd snowstorm summary: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/mhx/Jan2003Snowfall.html
======= On Jan 30th another taste of snow for VA's southside. Info at http://wxmatrix-membersonly/group/VA_StormNet/message/20081 =======
I found this on my "My Yahoo!" page last week. It's called the "Extreme Weather Source Book". http://sciencepolicy.colorado.edu/sourcebook/
====== Shuttle Columbia, RIP:
If anybody has not seen the radar loop from Saturday from the debris when Shuttle Columbia broke apart, it is available in a loop at http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/030202/161/369ah.html&e=2&ncid=996 . I also have a vidcap still at http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/ViewPhoto?u=4003288&a=30417851&p=62612997&f=0 .
There is additional information from NASA at http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/ . NASA plans on news conferences at about 11:30am ET and 4:30pm ET daily (except Tuesday due to the memorial service at 1pm ET). Live coverage on NASA tv, & will be shown on C-SPAN 1 or 2 live when possible, and on tape at night.
The Nacogdoches, TX area seemed to have the largest impact of the debris field. Local coverage is available from these outlets: http://www.ktre.com/ http://www.dailysentinel.com/ ===== And Finally for those who live in the Washington DC tv market, or have connections here, this story about is about the weather anchors.
TV's Front Line Storm Troopers http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58234-2003Jan29.html
Bob Ryan chat transcript http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/03/sp_style_ryan020303.htm
Topper Shutt chat transcript http://discuss.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/zforum/03/sp_style_shutt030303.htm
==== Until next time... Steve Minghini
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