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Winter Storm Maya Recap – February 5-6th 2017

Winter Storm Maya Recap – February 5-6th 2017

Let’s take a look at our recent winter storm, named Maya by The Weather Channel. As you may have read in my previous blog, this was quite possibly one of the most difficult snow forecasts, or really any forecast, that many of the meteorologists and those in the local weather community had ever seen. So many factors came into play with this particular set up, that even a one degree temperature difference would have meant cold rain instead of snow….

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Anatomy of a Snowflake

Anatomy of a Snowflake

Have you ever wondered how snowflakes are formed, and are they really all different? Well, this post is for you! “Q: How are snowflakes formed?  A:  A snowflake begins to form when an extremely cold water droplet freezes onto a pollen or dust particle in the sky. This creates an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls to the ground, water vapor freezes onto the primary crystal, building new crystals – the six arms of the snowflake. That’s the short…

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