tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post8486513061629479323..comments2023-06-07T09:04:36.390-04:00Comments on More Grumbine Science: SnowflakesRobert Grumbinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-8377696801405678082010-02-10T19:59:35.231-05:002010-02-10T19:59:35.231-05:00Deech56:
You understand why snow might have been a...Deech56:<br />You understand why snow might have been a little on my mind :-) As a Buffalo person, you've probably seen something I always was amused by -- lake effect snowfall with no clouds in the sky. Always very powdery snow and usually a nice sun halo.<br /><br />I've kind of burned out on snow observing, so haven't been out to see what the flakes are like this time. With the 15-25 m/s (30-50 mph) wind gusts, it's pretty hard to see snowflakes individually anyhow.<br /><br />jg:<br />You can do your mist videos the way I did the snow videos -- sit inside warm and dry and film through the kitchen window. I concede that this might lack something for precision or authenticity, but it's a lot safer for the camera.<br /><br />Hail is interesting stuff. I'll make a note about putting together a post about it. Probably closer to my own hail season -- April or so. First day I was delivering newspapers we had a hailstorm.Robert Grumbinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10783453972811796911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-56063917503146783772010-02-10T11:21:14.487-05:002010-02-10T11:21:14.487-05:00I have almost a snow story. Where I live we may ge...I have almost a snow story. Where I live we may get hail once or twice a year. Yesterday, I was starting an after school astronomy presentation for a middle school astronomy club and it started to hail. Pow! The students bolted from their seats and ran outside. I would have dismissed them, but before I could be so magnanimous, they were outside running, stomping, and gathering what they could. I encourage Bob to continue this and related precipitation topics.<br />jgjghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00588440067862480858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-33879427971241496292010-02-09T19:51:20.931-05:002010-02-09T19:51:20.931-05:00Interesting - this afternoon's snow had the cl...Interesting - this afternoon's snow had the classic flat flakes singly and in clusters. Tonight's snow is more granular. Offices closed again tomorrow, so more snow-watching ahead (along with getting to the work I took/sent home).Deech56https://www.blogger.com/profile/01075060714218498521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-50143463441419376972010-02-08T15:10:11.461-05:002010-02-08T15:10:11.461-05:00Thanks for the snow images. I was watching rain ag...Thanks for the snow images. I was watching rain again this weekend, and I was suprised by how many of the fine mist droplets were going upward. For obvious reasons, I did not try to capture it with my video camera.<br />jgjghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00588440067862480858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5337555368793819627.post-41826297521786181782010-02-08T06:58:32.114-05:002010-02-08T06:58:32.114-05:00So after spending two days shoveling snow here in ...So after spending two days shoveling snow here in Frederick, MD, I check on my go-to blog and find - - - snow.<br /><br />But seriously, thanks for the videos; I was noticing the different flakes as they were falling. Growing up in Buffalo gave me a fine appreciation of the different types of snowfalls.Deech56https://www.blogger.com/profile/01075060714218498521noreply@blogger.com