May 8
Snow on the ground again.
After a disappointing, thunderstormless day of rain showers and wind around here yesterday, today is less than pleasant. Northeast wind in the 20-40km/h range at +2C with snow flurries, but hey, the grass is green where it isn’t white!
I haven’t been out to peek in the rain gauge yet, but we got a nice steady rain here for a few hours last night before it switched over to snow this morning. That should help to pop the leaves out and green things up.
The forecast models nailed this one pretty good, with all the heavy stuff to the west in the mountains and foothills. Looking at the AMA highway cams, the snow line runs from Edson on Hwy.16 to Cochrane on Hwy.1, snowing hard west of that and either drizzly or dry to the east.
SEVERE WEATHER BULLETIN
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 10:48 AM MDT THURSDAY 8 MAY 2008.
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WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ALBERTA…
SNOWFALL WARNING FOR:
CITY OF CALGARY
AIRDRIE - COCHRANE - OLDS - SUNDRE
OKOTOKS - HIGH RIVER - CLARESHOLM
KANANASKIS - CANMORE
BANFF NATIONAL PARK
JASPER NATIONAL PARK
NORDEGG - FORESTRY TRUNK ROAD HIGHWAY 734
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE - CAROLINE.
HEAVY SNOWFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT.
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==DISCUSSION==
THE COLD UPPER LOW IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HEAVY SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY IS SHOWING THAT THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH MOISTURE UP AGAINST THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS SO JASPER, NORDEGG AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE REGIONS CAN EXPECT THE HEAVY SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE THE SNOW STARTS TO TAPER OFF.
SNOW IS OCCURRING IN THE BANFF, KANANASKIS AND AIRDRIE REGIONS WITH ABOUT 5 CENTIMETRES REPORTED SO FAR IN THE KANANASKIS REGION.
THE CITY OF CALGARY AND THE OKOTOKS REGION CAN EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN BY THE AFTERNOON WITH THE SNOW BECOMING HEAVY TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS CAN BE IN THE 10 TO 25 CENTIMETRES RANGE WITH THIS SYSTEM.
nice Pat, curious about your moisture total but ya got to be close to 25 mm anyway, it now looks like its bearing down on Calgary area. After a prettey quiet morning in the dry slot, we just had 3 very heavy showers over an hour lasting 10 minutes or so each, a flicker of yellow and red in them but no thunder. No snow yet. My guage reads 23mm, but thats with the thunderstorm at 3pm yesterday. Yes the models did OK this time, a drink to the models!!! Finally. Catch ya later this eve.
May 8th, 2008 at 3:25 pmI just looked at the rain gauge and our total is 12mm.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:29 pmJust heard the weatherlady on an Edmonton channel say that Red Deer got 32mm??
Also just saw some pics from Sundre on the Calgary news. They got a foot out there this afternoon.
It’s pretty much done here now. Will be interesting to see how much you guys get out of this.
was working between caroline and sundre near hwy 22…alot of accumilation there…an honest 6 inches or more.
May 8th, 2008 at 7:38 pm9PM
AT 7:30 it finally turned to all snow, and is snowing moderately (1-2km vis) and I was shocked to see 4 or 5 honest cm, all my lawn covered, slushy roads and sticking to vehicles. Wouldn’t be surprised to see 10 - 12 cm more if it keeps up. Just the last 5 minutes its lightened up some. Some good thunder between brooks and Taber in the badlands. Lethbridge has had a nice day today and topped out at 13 degrees. I know it snowed all day just 8 miles to the west where I WAS preparing my garden Saturday.
May 8th, 2008 at 9:07 pm