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Snow Rollers on the Camas Prairie
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ^
| 31 Mar 2009
| NOAA
Posted on 04/27/2009 1:25:38 PM PDT by BGHater
On the evening of March 31st, 2009, Tim Tevebaugh was driving home from work east of Craigmont in the southern Idaho Panhandle (see map below). Across the rolling hay fields, Tim saw a very unusual phenomenon. The snow rollers that he took pictures of are extremely rare because of the unique combination of snow, wind, temperature and moisture needed to create them. They form with light but sticky snow and strong (but not too strong) winds. These snow rollers formed during the day as they weren't present in the morning on Tim's drive to work.
Based on estimations from Tim as well as the blades of grass in the picture, most of the snow rollers were about 18" in height, while the largest rollers were about 2 feet tall.
TOPICS: Weather
KEYWORDS: idaho; snow; snowroller; weather
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posted on
04/27/2009 1:25:39 PM PDT
by
BGHater
To: BGHater
Oh, c'mon, everyone knows that those are just self forming snowmen.
They try to take over the world every once in a while but then the temp gets too hot for them again.
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posted on
04/27/2009 1:27:43 PM PDT
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: BGHater
Kewl, a snowman field in full bloom.
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posted on
04/27/2009 1:28:24 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: BGHater
Graet pix! I didn’t even know there was such a thing as “snow rollers.” That’s what I love about FR!
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posted on
04/27/2009 1:30:26 PM PDT
by
livius
To: livius
People shouldn’t throw their beer cans out the car window.
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posted on
04/27/2009 1:32:38 PM PDT
by
dblshot
To: BGHater
Racist rollers! I don’t see any black or hispanic ones.
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posted on
04/27/2009 1:32:51 PM PDT
by
BubbaBasher
("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
To: BGHater
Calvin and Hobbes knew about this.
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posted on
04/27/2009 1:34:05 PM PDT
by
Just another Joe
(Warning: FReeping can be addictive and helpful to your mental health)
To: BGHater
Great pix!! “Snow Rollers”...who knew?
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posted on
04/27/2009 1:34:21 PM PDT
by
O6ret
To: Just another Joe
Oh, c'mon, everyone knows that those are just self forming snowmen.LOL!
But they are seriesly KEWL!
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posted on
04/27/2009 1:43:40 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: tet68
Hold it right there or I'll pull the trigger 
10
posted on
04/27/2009 2:07:08 PM PDT
by
ThreePuttinDude
(o)...http://threeputtindude.blogspot.com/ ...(o)
To: BGHater
Very cool!
11
posted on
04/27/2009 5:17:05 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Have you noticed Obama voters are having buyer's remorse?)
To: BGHater
I have never heard of such a thing in my life! What an amazing site.
Girl from Minnesota
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posted on
04/27/2009 6:03:01 PM PDT
by
DallasDeb
(USAFA '06 Mom)
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