Posted on 11/18/2022 2:02:54 PM PST by Libloather
It's one thing to say it snowed more than 3 feet. It's another when you think about how much that weighs.
Upstate New York, especially Buffalo and Watertown, is getting hammered by a potentially historic winter storm dumping more than 3 feet on spots -- and barely anything on others a few miles away. How does that work?
Well, that's lake-effect snow for you. Learn how it forms and more about that weather phenomenon here.
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Old snow is even heavier. We crunched some numbers using estimates of snow weights and vehicles from various sources. Check out the equivalents of the average weight of a foot and more of snow (and old snow) on your roof.
Average weight of 12" of fresh snow on a roof: 7,000 pounds = 2 compact SUVs parked on the roof
Average weight of 24" of fresh snow on a roof: 15,000 pounds = 4 compact SUVs parked on the roof
Average weight of 36" of fresh snow on a roof: 22,000 pounds = 6 compact SUVs parked on the roof
Average weight of 48" of fresh snow on a roof: 30,000 pounds = 9 compact SUVs parked on the roof
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnewyork.com ...
Vid from Reed Timmer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7dPvSXkeOE
Cool time lapse sat view of lightning from 1:30 to 1:38.
That’s just above me a couple hours - we got nothing but an inch or so - but very cold. An hour and half below me got whitehout as well.
Not stopping either. Ugh.
did the nfl move the game too soon?
I just got back home & saw that Orchard Park, NY had 77” on the ground as of 7 am this morning. Wow!
And they have ~10” more in the forecast...
(It’s just cold & windy here in the Mid-South — actually slightly colder than Chicago, last night, but that flipped back to more normal this afternoon - colder there - then we should tie again tonight. Interesting patterns...)
Get your electric snowblowers and electric plows charged up now! I’m sure all those new EV vehicles can deal with this.
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