Comments on: April 22 http://blog.boomerphoto.com/2008/04/22/april-22/ Watching the western front Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:07:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: PB http://blog.boomerphoto.com/2008/04/22/april-22/#comment-733 PB Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:54:21 +0000 http://blog.boomerphoto.com/2008/04/22/april-22/#comment-733 The wind has finally died off... ahhhhh the calm. Some very nice amounts of snow for sure! SUMMARY WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:13 PM MDT TUESDAY 22 APRIL 2008. A LATE WINTER STORM BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO MUCH OF ALBERTA OVER THE PAST FOUR TO FIVE DAYS. THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM DEVELOPED IN MONTANA AND GRADUALLY TRACKED TO THE NORTH THROUGH SASKATCHEWAN. THIS LOW IN COMBINATION WITH AN ARCTIC RIDGE THAT MOVED INTO THE PROVINCE ON SATURDAY PROVIDED AN IDEAL SETUP FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. TEMPERATURES UNDER THE ARCTIC RIDGE WERE GENERALLY 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL VALUES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE GREATEST TOWARDS THE SASKATCHEWAN BORDER AND ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW. LOCATION SNOWFALL AMOUNT PROVOST................60 CM EAGLE BUTTE............42 CM FORT MCMURRAY..........41 CM STONY PLAIN............41 CM COLD LAKE..............38 CM MEDICINE HAT...........38 CM RED EARTH..............37 CM WHITECOURT.............36 CM SLAVE LAKE.............35 CM OKOTOKS................34 CM LLOYDMINSTER...........33 CM HIGH PRAIRIE...........32 CM ATHABASCA..............31 CM EDMONTON...............31 CM FORT CHIPEWYAN......30-40 CM CALGARY................30 CM LAVOY..................30 CM DRUMHELLER.............30 CM VIKING.................25 CM PINCHER CREEK..........22 CM ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE...20 CM LETHBRIDGE.............18 CM OLDS...................18 CM GRANDE PRAIRIE.........12 CM HINTON VALLEY..........10 CM WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED NEAR OR ABOVE 70 KM/H WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS BEING REPORTED CLOSE TO THE SASKATCHEWAN BORDER. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW GAVE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 KILOMETRE FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME OVER MUCH OF ALBERTA. The wind has finally died off… ahhhhh the calm.
Some very nice amounts of snow for sure!

SUMMARY WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:13 PM MDT
TUESDAY 22 APRIL 2008.

A LATE WINTER STORM BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO MUCH OF
ALBERTA OVER THE PAST FOUR TO FIVE DAYS. THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM DEVELOPED IN MONTANA AND GRADUALLY TRACKED
TO THE NORTH THROUGH SASKATCHEWAN. THIS LOW IN COMBINATION WITH AN
ARCTIC RIDGE THAT MOVED INTO THE PROVINCE ON SATURDAY PROVIDED AN
IDEAL SETUP FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. TEMPERATURES
UNDER THE ARCTIC RIDGE WERE GENERALLY 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
VALUES FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE GREATEST TOWARDS
THE SASKATCHEWAN BORDER AND ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW.

LOCATION SNOWFALL AMOUNT
PROVOST…………….60 CM
EAGLE BUTTE…………42 CM
FORT MCMURRAY……….41 CM
STONY PLAIN…………41 CM
COLD LAKE…………..38 CM
MEDICINE HAT………..38 CM
RED EARTH…………..37 CM
WHITECOURT………….36 CM
SLAVE LAKE………….35 CM
OKOTOKS…………….34 CM
LLOYDMINSTER………..33 CM
HIGH PRAIRIE………..32 CM
ATHABASCA…………..31 CM
EDMONTON……………31 CM
FORT CHIPEWYAN……30-40 CM
CALGARY…………….30 CM
LAVOY………………30 CM
DRUMHELLER………….30 CM
VIKING……………..25 CM
PINCHER CREEK……….22 CM
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE…20 CM
LETHBRIDGE………….18 CM
OLDS……………….18 CM
GRANDE PRAIRIE………12 CM
HINTON VALLEY……….10 CM

WIND GUSTS WERE REPORTED NEAR OR ABOVE 70 KM/H WITH THE STRONGEST
WINDS BEING REPORTED CLOSE TO THE SASKATCHEWAN BORDER. THESE GUSTY
WINDS COMBINED WITH FRESH SNOW GAVE VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 KILOMETRE
FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME OVER MUCH OF ALBERTA.

]]> By: Anthony http://blog.boomerphoto.com/2008/04/22/april-22/#comment-732 Anthony Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:36:33 +0000 http://blog.boomerphoto.com/2008/04/22/april-22/#comment-732 Wow Pat the wind was really howling there, considering thismorning (Tues) there was hardly any wind. Even yesterdaythere was some but not Half that bad, noteven close. It'll be nice to wrap this one up. Looks like the next one there talking about is going south of as of today. Environment Canada has some nice precip totals and compare that with ama cams you actually feel you got an idea of what transpired the last 3 or4 days. It was fun. Real strange how some areas got a ton and another area less than 80km away got a good coat but not nearly as much. Later Pat Anthony Wow Pat the wind was really howling there, considering thismorning (Tues) there was hardly any wind. Even yesterdaythere was some but not Half that bad, noteven close. It’ll be nice to wrap this one up. Looks like the next one there talking about is going south of as of today. Environment Canada has some nice precip totals and compare that with ama cams you actually feel you got an idea of what transpired the last 3 or4 days. It was fun. Real strange how some areas got a ton and another area less than 80km away got a good coat but not nearly as much.

Later Pat

Anthony

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