These are pictures sure to delight the snow enthusiasts. Dave Noble of the National
Weather Service in Valdez, Alaska, who keeps us posted on the weather there, sends us
these pictures of the Thanksgiving Day snowstorm which has hit that south Alaskan
community. Check these out--they're VERY IMPRESSIVE! Dave writes:
"We have received over 60 inches of snowfall this month so far which puts us in
the top 10 snowiest Novembers. In the last 24 hours we have received over 13 inches
of snow in Valdez... An area of low pressure south of the Prince William Sound brought
in Gulf of Alaska moisture over the top of cold air sitting in Port Valdez (kind of like an
overrunning event). Yesterday morning we had an upper-level trough move through
with a south to north moving cold front... I have been here 3 years and still can't get
over the idea of a cold front moving north... Well that cold air in place allowed the
snow to be more of a colder/drier snow last evening and as the atmosphere warmed,
the flakes became fat. It's still snowing this morning with a current snow depth of 28"
as of 9 a.m. AST."
Dave, you’re great! MANY THANKS for sharing these with us and Happy Thanksgiving!
--Tom Skilling, Chief Meteorologist, WGN-TV/Chicago Tribune
Photos courtesy of Dave Noble, National Weather Service-Valdez, Alaska
