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Forecast Uncertainty – What’s the Big Deal?

Forecast Uncertainty – What’s the Big Deal?

I do apologize that it has taken me so long to get this blog out. It’s been a bit of a project for me because I’ve been looking at this from a lot of different angles, various opinions, and also looking back at situations where uncertain forecasts came into play.  We talked a little bit about forecast uncertainty in snow forecasts in the last two blogs I posted in regards to Winter Storm Maya, but this blog will be a…

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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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