Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Winter Storm Boreas: The Story and Totals So Far

By: By Jon Erdman
Published: November 26,2013
 
 
 
 
 
Winter Storm Boreas (the Greek god of the north wind), the second named storm of the 2013-2014 winter season, will have been responsible for a pre-Thanksgiving wintry potpourri of snow, ice and wind from California to Maine.
Tom Niziol, winter weather expert for the Weather Channel (Facebook | Twitter), says that roughly 58 million Americans were affected by either snow or ice from the Desert Southwest to northern New England, an area over 2.5 million square miles.
Let's break down the weather statistics on a state-by-state basis from Boreas.

Southwest

Selected snowfall totals, in inches, from Winter Storm Boreas in the Southwest.
Slow-moving upper-level low pressure cut off from the jet stream inched slowly over the Desert Southwest from Nov. 21-24, wringing out some impressive snow totals, some of which are plotted on the map at left.
The estimated total in southeast Utah remains the highest snow total from Boreas. Moab, Utah, known as a destination for slick-rock biking and for its proximity to both Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, picked up almost an entire season's worth of snow (6.9 inch average for season) in just one storm (6.5 inches).
At least 50 motorists were stranded on a snow-covered stretch of U.S. 93 in Lincoln County, Nevada.
It wasn't just about the snow in the Southwest.
High winds in the Sierra and hills east of Oakland, Calif. downed trees and powerlines, some on homes, claiming three lives. Wind gusts exceeded 100 mph on and off for over 24 hours at Ward Mountain.





Downed trees, impressive waves on W shore of Lk. Tahoe. Peak gust 129 mph at Ward Mt. - Alpine Meadows (HT @NWSReno) http://ow.ly/i/3OuPh 

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